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Mine are:

#1: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
#2: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
#3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#4: Luigi's Mansion
#5 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Thanks for sharing

I haven't played Pokemon Explorers of Sky so I might have to check that out!

My gaming journey began later than most people's I guess. I never owned a console or played games until I was 17 and I got a Nintendo DS from my parents for Christmas. The three games I got were The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. Thus began my love for three games series: Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing and Pokemon (though to be fair I used to love the Pokemon anime and collecting the cards when I was like 8 hehe).

It'll be hard to narrow it down to five games... there are so many great games out there! But I'll give it a go! In no particular order...

#1: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. I love all the Zelda games but I had to pick one. I love the art style of Wind Waker and I just think this game has so much character. I loved exploring the open sea and discovering all the little islands. I just love Zelda and I remember having a lot of fun playing this game so it'll always be one of my faves.

#2: Animal Crossing: New Leaf. I first played Animal Crossing Wild World and fell in love with it - I played sooo many hours on that game. After that I played City Folk but I just felt like it wasn't as fun and really didn't play much. When New Leaf came out I just fell in love with Animal Crossing again, and it was (in my opinion) the best one ever.

#3: Ori and the Blind Forest: The prettiest, most atmospheric, beautiful game ever. I just loved it. I found it really moving at times and I won't lie - I had a teary eye more than once. It was pretty tricky at times but really satisfying when I beat the hard bits. Loved the music. Just beautiful.

#4: World of Goo. This is a weird choice. It's quite a casual indie game, but there's just something really unique about it. The art style is kinda creepy and Tim Burton-esque, as is the music. It's basically a physics-based game where you have to drag and connect pieces of goo... But it's just awesome lol.

#5: Undertale. This game is so unique and weird and quirky. The story is so great and I loved taking the pacifist route and making friends with all the monsters. I have two undertale posters lol.

#6: Layers of Fear. (oops this is more than 5). Technically I didn't play this game. My boyfriend and I have a hobby of playing all the scariest video games we can find. He plays through them but we do it together. This is the best horror game we've ever played - and we've played a lot. It starts out fairly standard, but the deeper you go into it, the more trippy and bizarre it gets. Genuinely creepy. We had so much fun and a lot of jump-scares playing this game, so I'll always have fond memories of it.

#7: Pokemon. I wanna pick a particular game but I just can't choose. Maybe Pokemon X because I'm a sucker for the cute stuff and loved Pokemon amie lol.

There's more I could have mentioned but those are the main ones lol.

i take treats very seriously

I was thinking about doing something like this! Great idea!

Pumpkin seeds! A real favourite in my house!

Pine nuts are #1 though

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Wonderful! I'm sure that note on TFM helps a lot too, since it's still #1.

Mouse Frustration :(

Feeling really frustrated and need a little rant because I'm feeling sorry for myself.

The breeder I was planning on getting new mice from this month hasn't answered any of my emails in over 3 weeks, so I think that my plans to get new mice may have fallen through

It's really weird, and I hope nothing bad happened to her or her mice, but i'm feeling really disappointed right now.

I am really really struggling to find new mice. There are no pet shops any where near me that sell mice. In fact, it seems to be pretty rare to find mice in UK pet shops at all. I'm not sure how true it is, but someone once told me that pet shops in the UK don't tend to sell mice, because people may use them as feeder mice. Apparently, live feeding mice to snakes in the UK is illegal, unless it is a last resort (i.e. the snake is refusing to eat anything else). Not sure how much of this is true, but my point is - I've never seen pet shop mice in my area.

I've checked my local rescue. No mice. I've tried to contact breeders on another forum (no response).

I've been looking online for mice for sale adverts (e.g. on gumtree, or preloved - UK equivalents to Craig's List). The only mice that seem to be available in my area are a few unwanted pets that are well over a year old - but I want younger mice for two reasons - #1 Honey is a year and a half old, but Violet is only 4 months, so I'll need some friends for her who will (hopefully) be around for the rest of her life, as realistically Honey probably has about 6 months left. #2 I'm selfish and want young mice, because mice don't live long enough to begin with so I want a chance at having them for two years.

I don't drive either, which limits how far I can travel to get some mice.

So yeah, right now, I am feeling quite frustrated and have a distinct lack of meecers in my life. I am very grateful for the two that I have right now, but I have had two mouse deaths this year and it's definitely time for more mice in my life.

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Soren- I never would have thought you are a boy. I think your hair is super cool, it really suits you!

CinnamonPearl - it sounds like you and I have the exact same taste in games :O My favourite games are Zelda, Ori, Pokemon, Undertale and lots of indie games

#1: I'm from a town called Bristol in the south west of England. Bristol has a harbour, and has a history of piracy. The famous pirate Blackbeard came from Bristol, and the typical "pirate accent" (arrr, me matey) is based on the Bristolian accent. I love this town and never want to live anywhere else.

#2: My favourite place to go on holiday is Greece. I love greek mythology, I love the landscapes there, I love their food, the people, the culture. I have visited 6 Greek islands so far, and plan to visit many more in my life.

#3: I am the biggest Disney fan you will ever meet. There's nothing I don't know about Disney. My favourite films are Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Frozen. I was once paid to attend a little girl's birthday party dressed as Princess Elsa. I have never been to Disneyworld and it is my biggest dream to go (I'd also like to be proposed to in front of the castle there, shhh).

#4: I am 25 years old and have been with my boyfriend since I was 17 (that's 8 years). We have been close friends since we were 14. He is literally like the male version of me. We are both mad about animals and are hoping to get a puppy together later this year, when we get a house together

#5: I have a degree in Psychology and used to work in mental health. I suffer from a bunch of mysterious health issues, so I quit my job. This caused me to reassess my whole career plan... I decided to focus on what makes me happy. Animals! So I hope to start my own dog walking and pet sitting/boarding company soon

What do you feed your mice??

Just noticed you're in the UK. I could be mistaken, but as far as I'm aware we don't get the foods mentioned here.

I am currently using a mixture of two foods, both of which are available on Amazon. I'll give you my opinion on both

#1: Supreme science selective mouse food. This is basically like a mouse-kibble. All the pieces look the same and have the same nutritional value (like a lab block). Pros: This is the food which lots of vets recommend in the UK, as it meets the recommended daily guidelines for mice, and it has good, natural ingredients (such as wholemeal wheat flour, hazelnuts, oats, dried apple). The kibble style prevents selective feeding, which helps your mouse get a more balanced diet. Cons: Having all your food pieces exactly the same can be boring for mice, which is why I use two types of food (however, my mice LOVE it and they always eat this first). The pieces are quite big for a mouse, so I take the time to break them into thirds so that the mice find it easier to pick up. Also there is no animal protein in this food, so if you want to use it I'd consider giving your mice occasional meal worms or something, as I believe they benefit from animal protein now and again.

#2: Beaphar XtraVital mouse food. This is more of a classic mixture/muesli type of food with various bits and pieces in there. Pros: Contains some animal protein (from turkey if I remember correctly) which is a nice bonus. It also contains a herb called echinacea to boost the mouse's immune system... I was skeptical about this so did some research! I found lots of scientific research articles that showed that mice who had echinacea in their diets lived longer and were less likely to develop cancer. Cons: My mice sometimes pick and choose their favourite bits and ignore others, meaning that they may not always be getting a balanced diet (which is why I decided to try some of the other type).

These foods have 14 and 15% protein. Lots of (american) sources will recommend 13% protein for mice, but most British mice need a little bit more. I also give my mice tiny bits of fruits of veggies a few times a week - the easiest way to do so (I find) is to just give them little bits of what I'm having

Hope this helps!

Current and upcoming litters - Constantly updated

by MouseLover on Thu May 12, 2016 10:31 pm My goodness :Shocked: That must have been a bit of a shock! As you say, at least you were planning on breeding anyway. Naughty DD... pretending to be a girl so he could have his fun Haha wrote:

Lucky DD more like it! I am just insanely thankful that he was a very very very late bloomer and apparently the shallowest buck ever! I have always joked our mice down here forget how to mouse every now and again.

CinnamonPearl - Only one doe really caught his attention, the verdict is still out on Lou-Lou. So it could have been much worse. I would have crossed these two lines eventually anyways. I am already really happy with how they are growing out.

Yet another tub has been set up ... they are taking up more space than I do now

Boys have been removed. Four weeks old to the hour lol
Loving how friendly and people orientated this litter is. Super exciting because that was breeding goal #1. I have always been told that ear set was one of the easiest conformation traits to improve. In just half a generation I have seen a huge improvement so that is another win.