Beefhide?
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Beefhide?
by Bir_b Sat 23 Dec 2017, 7:52 pm
I got my mice Christmas presents. One of the things I got is VERY small (the size of my mice) beefhides for them to chew. Is this safe? I also got them one of those cat balls w/ a bell in it and I'm gonna figure out how to get the bell out so they can play w/ it. 
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Re: Beefhide?
by Rodents rock! Sat 23 Dec 2017, 10:50 pm
Hello, I wouldn't give mice beef hides. Raw hide is very difficult to digest. Also, if a piece of it gets lodged in their throat, the rawhide expands with moisture and could choke and kill the mouse.
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Re: Beefhide?
by Bir_b Sat 23 Dec 2017, 11:28 pm
Oh no!! Oh my gosh. Thank you so much, I was two days away from giving it to them! What's a cheap chew treat I can get instead? Maybe one of those hanging bird toys w/ the rope and wood bits, similar to one of these? https://www.dogspot.in/see-saw-hanging-bird-toy/
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Re: Beefhide?
by Rodents rock! Sun 24 Dec 2017, 1:02 pm
Hanging bird toys are normally fine. I give my mouse dog biscuits to munch on. He loves them. 
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Re: Beefhide?
by Bir_b Sun 24 Dec 2017, 5:18 pm
I have one more question. One of my mice is acting weird.
Stitch- Slapping my hand w/ both paws or attacking it if it's near her and running away very fast even if I give her a treat, she barely licks it off my finger then slaps it and runs
Lilo- Staying in place to let me pet/pick her up and if she does run it's slow like a game of chase and eventually stopping
I admit I might invade their space a bit, like going into their nest to say hi, but I can stop that. I'm a little concerned about Stitch.
Stitch- Slapping my hand w/ both paws or attacking it if it's near her and running away very fast even if I give her a treat, she barely licks it off my finger then slaps it and runs
Lilo- Staying in place to let me pet/pick her up and if she does run it's slow like a game of chase and eventually stopping
I admit I might invade their space a bit, like going into their nest to say hi, but I can stop that. I'm a little concerned about Stitch.
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Re: Beefhide?
by CinnamonPearl Sun 24 Dec 2017, 5:28 pm
I used to have a mouse who would do that. I would take it as their little way of saying "flip off." She'd usually do it when I got too close to the nest.
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Re: Beefhide?
by Rodents rock! Sun 24 Dec 2017, 7:22 pm
Is Stitch biting at all, or just slapping your hand?
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Re: Beefhide?
by River Sun 24 Dec 2017, 7:28 pm
Maier used to do that if I didn't use the same exact soap every time before handling her. No other scent was acceptable. She also didn't want me near the nest -- all that said, she was actually very tame. Mice just have a way of telling you what they want.
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Re: Beefhide?
by Bir_b Tue 26 Dec 2017, 11:28 pm
Sometimes she bites, but not very hard and only the tip of my finger. She does it more at night
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