General

• House Mouse General Facts
• Environment
• Temperatures
• Humidity
• Health Physiology & Anatomy
• Blood pressure
• Heart rate
• Respiratory rate
• Body temperature
• Teeth
• Life cycle
• Species
• Life span
• Maturity
• Female estrus (heat) cycle
• Ovulation
• Complete Physical Maturity
• Optimal Breeding Age
• Gestation
• Postpartum Estrus
• Litter size
• Ears Open
• Eyes Open
• Weaning
• End of Fertility

• Handling Mice
• The proper way to pick up a mouse.
• How to tame a mouse.

• Introducing Mice
• Introduction
• Neutral Territory
• Small Introductions
• Love your roommate
• Love your neighbor
• Sweet Smells
• Playground Introductions
• Fighting and Arguing

• Keeping Mice Together
• Can female mice live together?
• Can male mice live together?
• Is it possible to keep a male and a female together without having babies?

• Differentiating between species of mice.
Deer Mice, White Footed Mice, and House Mice discussed.

Health

• Mouse Quarantine
• Quarantine definition.
• Why to quarantine.
• What to quarantine:
• Any new mice.
• Pre-existing mice in your mousery that have displayed any signs of parasites, illness, etc.
• Any of your mice that leave your home and come back.
• Any person that has been in recent contact with mice or where mice have been.
• Any product for your mice.
• How to quarantine:
• Mice:
• General quarantine introduction.
• Method 1, Off-Site Quarantine.
• Method 2, In-House Quarantine.
• People.
• Products.
• What to observe during quarantine.

• Mouse Emergency Kit
• Good tips about what to have on hand in case of an emergency!

• Mouse Diet
• General mouse diet
• Ingredients and values
• Pre-mixed foods
• Lab Block
• Home made mixes
• Treats and added nutrients

• Neutering Mice
• Things to consider before neutering.
• Is neutering necessary in your case?
• Is your mouse a good candidate for neutering?
• Will you be willing to pay for it?
• What if something goes wrong?
• Pro's and Con's of neutering
• Pro's
• Con's
• The bottom line
• The procedure: before, during, and after
• Before neutering
• During the procedure
• After neutering
  
• Spaying a female

• Hair loss, itching, and skin problems
• Chronic Scratching
• Food Allergies
• Bedding Allergies
• Barbering
• Mites
• Lice
• Transmission of parasites and reducing the risk.
• Lice/Mite Treatment

• Mouse Waltzing/Circling
• Waltzing introduction
• Neurological disorders
• Brain Tumor
• Ear infection
• High frequency noises
• Injuries
• Treatment

Environment

• Proper Housing for Mice
• Environment
• Housing mice with other animals.
• What type of housing is best?
• Aquariums/Reptile tanks
• Kritter Keepers
• Plastic Bins
• Wire Cages
• Plastic Trails
• Wood Structures
• Free Range
• Cardboard boxes

• Cage Calculator
Find out how many mice you can house in your habitat!

• How to make a Box Shelf
• Section explains, step by step with pictures, on how to make a second level to a habitat with a box.

• Wheels
• What kind of wheel should I get?
• Plastic "bar" wheels
• Wire Bar wheels
• Saucer wheels
• Mesh wheels
• Strait Crossbars
• Critter Trail/SAM cage wheels
• Comfort wheels
• Silent Spinners
• Orbit wheels
• Wheel/Ball combo
• Run About Balls

• Cleaning, Bedding, and Smells!
• Cleaning
• What kind of bedding/litter should I use?
• How do I stop my mice from smelling so much?

Breeding

• Breeding Ethics. This is a must read, BEFORE you consider breeding.
• Introduction
• Time
• Veterinary care
• Finances
• Adopting out
• Stability
• Breeding Goals
• Breeding Pet Shop mice
• Education

• Breeding Mice, mating through birth.
• Optimal breeding age and number of litters.
• Mating & Conception
• Pregnancy
• Postpartum estrus
• Diet for pregnant and nursing moms.
• Housing pregnant females together.

• Maternity Nannies
• Using a nanny
• Nanny Selection

• Housing for mothers with babies.
• Selecting a nursery tank.
• Food and water.
• Nest boxes.
• Nesting material.
• Toys (including wheels).
• Complete nursery example, including pictures.
• Cleaning the nursery tank.
• Relocating to a larger tank.

• Caring for babies, birth through weaning.
• *coming soon* This page is under construction.

• Caring for Orphaned mice
• Important note
• Fostering with another mother.
• Hand Raising

• Day by Day Baby Mouse Pictures
Includes daily pictures of mouse babies from a couple hours old until weaning age (4 weeks). Shows size development in comparison to a quarter.

• Sexing Mice
• Sexing Adult mice using the Genital method.
• Sexing Juvenile mice using the Genital method.
• Sexing Juvenile mice using the Nipple method.
• Other Tips

Last updated: 3/23/2008 6:15 PM CST