We will no longer be breeding mice, should I begin again at some time in the future, these will
be my policies. (September 18th 2007)
Welcome to my website!
The mousery is small but growing and fairly new. I have been breeding mice since January of 2006, although I have owned
mice longer than that.
Since I am new to breeding mice my policies are still changing as I find out what works best and what doesn't work at
all.
Due to the spacial limitations I have right now I am asking that anyone wanting to adopt a mouse (or mice) from
me, or getting on a waiting list for a mouse, be ready to take in their new babies within one week of them being ready to
go (exceptions can be made as long as the adopter stays in contact with me and gives me a set time that they will be able
to come pick them up). I understand that things can come up, I only ask that I be informed of changes as quickly as possible.
If you do not live near Dallas/Fort Worth I might be able to help you find mousery closer to you,
although they are still few and far between. I do not adopt mice out to people that live outside of the area unless it is
someone I have known for a long time. Long-distance adoptions have not worked out for me in the past and I want to be
in the position to take the mice back if something comes up and the owner can't keep them.
Currently, mainly due to spacial limitations and also to prevent risk of disease to my animals, I maintain a closed mousery.
I do not allow people into the mousery but I will meet with adopters in a public place to let them see mice they would like
to adopt or even mice they might have interest in. No adopter is forced to take a mouse that upon seeing it in person, they
don't like. I will also take back any mouse that is no longer wanted, that was bred here, no matter how old the mouse has
become or what the reason. If there is a problem, my e-mail address is always available for questions and concerns. A mouse
is a pet, not an object and things can always come up, so please don't hesitate to contact me.
I do my best to tame every mouse that I breed so that they are used to being handled and held. I do not breed aggressive
mice. Please be aware that any mouse, no matter how well they have been tamed and treated in the breeder's home, will need
to get used to his/her new surroundings and new owners.
I will also no longer be breeding mice from petstores. I have adopted some mice from a breeder in Illinois and will be
adopting mice from other established mouseries around the country. This does not mean that none of my mice
will have a petstore mouse somewhere in the pedigree, but it should be less often and further back in the pedigree as
time goes on. Due to this change and the increased cost associated with it (from having to pay to travel or
the increased adoption fees and/or shipping costs involved in obtaining these mice), I will be raising the prices
of my own mice above those of petstore mice. I feel my mice will and do have a better chance at living a long healthy life
because they come from lines that have been monitored for health and temperament issues. They will have been handled extensively
before going to their new homes and are of coat types, colors and varieties that can not be found in petstores very often.
I breed for temperament and health first; type, colors and coat types second.
There is nothing wrong with pet store mice; however, because their history is unknown, I will exclusively be breeding
the mice I have adopted from other breeders with established lines as well as those I have had myself for a long time.
If a health issue pops up in a line I commit to monitoring the offspring through multiple generations and informing (especially)
prospective breeders of the issue.
If I find a health issue to be hereditary, I will discontinue that line and no longer breed those mice. I will not adopt
out mice that I have reason to believe will develop health problems later in life.
Since I can not keep every mouse that is born here, I strongly urge anyone adopting a mouse from me to keep me up to
date on the health and temperament of their new mouse. I MUST know if there are health issues that come up so I can re-evaluate
my breeding plans. I would like to know of temperament issues as well so I can determine whether that will be an issue and
hopefully help to rectify the situation in some way.
My general policy is to adopt out single males (since they tend to become territorial towards other males as they mature)
or small groups of females (at least two) at a time. If you already have a single female or small group of females that one
of my females can be integrated into, that would be fine as well.
Every mouse that is adopted comes with a pedigree and a care sheet.
Pedigrees that have petstore mice in them will not be complete since their history is unknown but I will give all information
I have and this should not be the case often.
I do my best to keep this website up to date and work on it often. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't
hesitate to e-mail me at:
littlerodents@hotmail.comIf you are a breeder of mice or wanting to begin a breeding program, please inform me of your intentions so I can help
you find the nicest possible mice to further your goals. Please be aware that I consider it the responsibility of the adopter
to ask the in depth questions about health, temperaments and pedigrees about breeding stock while I do my best to be upfront
and open about strengths and weaknesses of the mice and any other pertinent information. I have added links to my mousery
database that includes most (not all) of the pedigree information for my mice. Complete pedigrees will be given at the time
of adoption but I can give you the rest of the pedigree information should you need it before then.
There is a remark in the "note" section of the pedigree if I have the pedigree but it is not entered in the database.
I have some pedigree information that is not entered so that I can exclude other mousery's litters from appearing in
my database and looking as though they were mine. I like to have only my mice and their litters in my database.
Again, if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask me!
Minors will only be permitted to adopt a mouse/mice, if their parent/guardian is aware and willing to help with their
upkeep. Since minors are not the primary decision-makers in a household, it is not sufficient for the parent to 'tolerate'
the new pets, they must be willing to take care of the new mouse/mice, even if the children lose interest in them or otherwise
can not take care of them properly.
