Meet my mice!
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Meet my mice!
by nenna87 Wed 25 Oct 2017, 2:13 am
Hello. So I will start with the back story. It's long, sorry.
I am a preschool teacher. We originally got mice as class pets in my pre-kinder classroom (4 to 5 year olds). We knew that we as teachers would ultimately be responsible for their well-being (not the kids), but the kids learned alot along the way. We got two mice. When they were brought in we placed them in a dark area of the classroom, letting them acclimate to their cage, the new sounds, etc, only disturbing to fill food and water, spot clean, etc.
After a while they were moved into a permanent spot where the students could watch, interact, etc (supervised!). At the time they were in two crittertrail cages connected (I didn't know bettercat the time -they now have a 20 gallon long tank). The mice would come to the bars to greet everyone every morning!
The students named the two girls Minnie and Benny.
Minnie ended up having a heart defect, and she crossed over the rainbow bridge. We got two new mice and they joined Benny. The kids named them Barney agd Lola.
Fast forward a few montgsvand I resigned from my position, and I took the mice when I left. They now live at my house with me.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171010.jpg
Lola peeking out from the house. She's a tiny girl, definitely the runt of her litter.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171011.jpg
Barney enjoying some millet. That lid was originally on with just an entry hole. She quickly tossed that aside. Lol. Barney is the most food-motivated mouse of the 3. As soon as any new food is in there, she is at it.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171013.jpg
And Benny. She is the oldest of the 3, at least 14 months old, but still very active.
I am a preschool teacher. We originally got mice as class pets in my pre-kinder classroom (4 to 5 year olds). We knew that we as teachers would ultimately be responsible for their well-being (not the kids), but the kids learned alot along the way. We got two mice. When they were brought in we placed them in a dark area of the classroom, letting them acclimate to their cage, the new sounds, etc, only disturbing to fill food and water, spot clean, etc.
After a while they were moved into a permanent spot where the students could watch, interact, etc (supervised!). At the time they were in two crittertrail cages connected (I didn't know bettercat the time -they now have a 20 gallon long tank). The mice would come to the bars to greet everyone every morning!
The students named the two girls Minnie and Benny.
Minnie ended up having a heart defect, and she crossed over the rainbow bridge. We got two new mice and they joined Benny. The kids named them Barney agd Lola.
Fast forward a few montgsvand I resigned from my position, and I took the mice when I left. They now live at my house with me.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171010.jpg
Lola peeking out from the house. She's a tiny girl, definitely the runt of her litter.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171011.jpg
Barney enjoying some millet. That lid was originally on with just an entry hole. She quickly tossed that aside. Lol. Barney is the most food-motivated mouse of the 3. As soon as any new food is in there, she is at it.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/79/73/53/20171013.jpg
And Benny. She is the oldest of the 3, at least 14 months old, but still very active.
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Re: Meet my mice!
by nenna87 Wed 25 Oct 2017, 2:14 am
Last edited by nenna87 on Wed 25 Oct 2017, 2:19 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Edited to add these pictures - just learning how to do this.)
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Re: Meet my mice!
by Rodents rock! Wed 25 Oct 2017, 10:21 pm
Welcome!!! I enjoyed the story of how you came to have these adorable girls! Good to have you join the forum. It's lots of fun here and lots to learn with everyone sharing information. Love the Halloween decorations!
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Re: Meet my mice!
by nenna87 Mon 30 Oct 2017, 5:01 am
Thank you guys. I hope to look around more as time goes on.
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