I saw lavender scented bedding and I was so confused. Lavender is known as a natural small rodent repellent because they can't stand the smell. Imagine being trapped living with a noxious smell. Those poor babies.
Same with cat litters. Like. Why on earth would you get PERFUMED cat litter?? and then be genuinely surprised you cat pees elsewhere in the home. *face palm*
@@RouxHarbour fr! Like, citrus and lavender are considered natural deterrents for cats why the heck does it seem to be the most popular scent of litter?? Personally i always get apple cause the best litters we have where i live are still unfortunately scented and it’s the least bothersome of the options:/
Literaly the donations + names is such a good idea it warms my heart so much that I got to name these mice 😭 I thought so hard about it too, im so glad you picked them. More rescues should do this to get some extra donations!
i used to have a tan and white mouse named mary and my heart just dropped when i heard merry's name. theyre so incredibly cute! happy theyve found their forever home :)
Honestly this makes me so sad because in America those cages are super standard and I feel so so bad for animals put in there. : ( im so glad you rescued them and put them in a better situation
Also with the lavender bedding - I read a study (peer-reviewed article) once that showed lavender increases aggression in mice! The goal of the study was to decrease aggression, so they used lavender essential oil on some parts of the cage in a trial, and it increased aggression! Just an interesting fact.
I'm honestly not surprised - mice are repulsed by the smell of lavender. Trap them with it and it's no wonder they start taking out their frustration on one another.
Your such a great person! I love that you care so much that you go out of your way to educate others on how to properly care for these beautiful mice so that they don’t have to suffer
You are so amazing! And I love how you share the proper care for the mice and eduacate us all about mice and rats! Thanks so much, I'm hoping to get mice now. Bless you and you are so kind to all of the mice that have had a hard start of life! I would love to adopt them but unfortiently I'm not in the UK, So happy they're adopted!
Snow just stomping all over Merry is absoutely sending me JFASDJB thank you so much for taking the time to care for such sweet babies and educate those who may be unaware of how harmful their previous enclosure was
One of my mice passed away from old age this week and another of mine has a lump on her chest we are taking her to a vet but this makes me happy to see mice be treated like a living being instead of a prop to show off I hope they are happy now
I hope Holly's respiratory infection responded to antibiotics. Poor baby was quite congested and as you said, having it so young is worrisome for scarring. As for bedding, I want to mention for those who are new/unaware that in addition to scent, never ever buy bedding that contains baking soda. If you see "odor control" on the label, read the ingredients carefully. It's dangerous for rats and I presume it's equally bad for mice. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you for helping these sweet girls and for helping to educate on small animal ownership. It’s definitely come a long way since I was a kid! Thankfully we live in a time with no lack of information. Best wishes to these beautiful mice!! 🐭❤
I always get new ideas when i see your cage set-ups, what are those wooden matts on the back and sides? It looks amazing especially with the bars, makes it look really homey.
That was a great enclosure seeing it done makes you realise it's not that hard. It's good to know what to use what not to. Pet stores have a lot to blame for.
Throwing that enclosure together for them with all my spare things I wasn’t happy with it compared to my usual mouse enclosure but it really puts the other cage into perspective still 😞
@@Emiology for sure. Certainly agree I have two hamsters they sell tiny cages for these animals but they require bigger I want to build a linmon enclosure for them. Did you use glass or perspex for the front. You do have lovely encounters I'm really loving the mice at the moment from you. You are educating us thank you.
@@Emiology did you have to cut it.wasnt sure how you secured it either. Your right you can always improve enclosures for them. I want to upgrade both mine I have large bin enclosures currently. If I look at mice I'm definitely going to look at what you've done with your permanent set up but even your temp one was good as look at that mouse it's health improved.
I am new to having Mice but I have had Gerbils and Hamsters since I was a kid and I have noticed that a lot of bedding and other products advertised for small animals are purely for the humans benefit and for the company to make money with little care for the animals welfare.
I love small cages as part of a bigger setup, but deffo not as a stand alone cage. Like, as a cage within a cage it's a lot of fun since it gives a lot of climbing/exercise opportunities, and it's a nice enclosure during cleaning or brief in-house travel (though wire cages are not really suitable for travel).
Mice are such cute animals I would never not interested in only mice but now I really want to and your videos have been helping me a lot learning about mice and learning what type of care they need
8 year old me definitely got suckered in to that scented bedding by Pets at home. My mum always complained that my hamsters cage smelt 'musky' so I thought that the scented woodshavings were a great option. I can only rest easy because I know I wouldn't make these types of mistakes if I ever get a hamster as a adult
They're just the sweetest, I'm glad they're going to a loving, suitable home! I love your videos and the work you're doing, I'm getting two rats tomorrow after a long wait and lots of research, which your videos have definitely helped with!
Glad these sweeties were adopted! ❤ Holly looks so much like my Sniff, I love her. 🥰 I bet these girls were so relieved to be out of that small lavender smelling cage, especially poor Merry, her breathing sounded horrible at first. And ugh, I can't stand those small wheels, not suitable for any rodents, but pet stores don't give a crap. My hybrid dwarf hammy came with one when I rescued her, it pained me to think that the tiny wheel that hurt her back was her only way of getting her energy out, since she lived in a small carrier. She loves her 28cm wheel and I love watching her run in it. ☺
Hi! love your vids. but just a little question. for the nesting material is it safe to use some light spaghnum moss ? I gave some to my mice and hamster (along with some of their old nesting material) I added some spaghnum moss because I thought it would be natural.
Depends on the severity of the respiratory infection and what we’ve already tried, a vet will be able to decide what will be best. Usually start with a combination of baytril and doxycycline and move onto something stronger if it doesn’t work
I know you don’t read these messages from so far back but you are unbelievable Emi! you blow my mind away with taking in these animals and making sure they find loving and good homes I wish I had the space and opportunity to do that because I would so I admire you so very much and keep up the good work!!
Hi emi! I have always wanted you to look at my cage set up for my 2female mice so is there any way I can send u pics?and I also was hoping you could do another cage review vid please also love your vids Ps you were the only person I Watch to get tips on mice care and act before I got my mice so you helped me with my pet mice❤❤❤❤❤
Its awesome to see you are doing small animal rescue now. They really need more advocates. I foster and do small animal rescue also. I do wonder though, do you you keep females for a full pregnancy watch time before rehoming? Or is that not as common of an issue where you live?
It's a case by case basis, you can tell when they've come from a home where they're the only mice / pet so it's less of an issue. They have to stay for 2 weeks minimum to make sure they're healthy, and it takes a few weeks after that for them to be adopted and collected so it usually works out longer than a gestation period anyway :)
Hi, i would like a video on how to give medication to small animals :) I used to have 4 mice back in 2018, they came from a rescue but they was around 1 year - 2 years when they sadly passed. The one thing that i struggled with was giving medication to mice. Have a lovely day and i hope this request isn't to much to ask :) take care x
Thank you for saving these three mice I just bought 3 female baby mice from Pet Supermarket don't people know you cannot use scented bedding for any animal not even a dog or cat it will give them a respiratory infection and make them very sick I use Aspen bedding mixed with natural unscented paper bedding and of course I'll give them to Timothy Hay their Mouse food and plenty of fresh water
I have a question for any experienced with rats. I feel like the bedding im using could be better. I am using the kaytee bedding. Should I change it, and if so what should bedding should I be using?
My neighbour has two hamsters in the smallest cages ever, I wish i could rescue there babies but im unsure how. The neighbours dont interact with them at all so i doubt they would be missed.
I got two mice yesterday but they’re both boys… do you know how I can take care of them? I have one cage (20in x 11.5in x 16in) and at least two of each object (besides the water Bottle) their were only boys at Petco and they looked the calmest so we had no choice.
If they're getting along that's good, but usually multiple males can't live together long term as they will fight. Also you might wanna invest in a larger enclosure. :)
You’ll want to get another enclosure for them (two as the cage you have now isn’t big enough unfortunately) you’ll want to have another cage on hand to either split them now or for when it does happen. Some people keep male mice together and in rare cases don’t have any issues but you’re always playing with the risk of possibly waking up to one of them being killed 😞 if they’re even fighting a small bit now it’s only going to escalate so I would separate
many years ago when i was seven i had a female mouse, my moms friend gave her to me as she didnt really like mice. The mouse was a black and white and lived in a small wire cage with a yellow plastic bottom. The cage only had one plastic hide, a small wheel, a food bowl and a water bottle. i feel terrible for how she lived, she didnt live long only a couple months. i dont blame myself too much because i was seven and there wasnt much i could do, i barely had access to the internet and i could barely read, i really want to get mice again after doing years of proper reseach. i am hoping to get some in the next few months!!
Pro myšky je kolečko absolutně nevhodné. 1) si v něm křiví páteř a ocas 2) nejsou to přirození běžci. Křečci kolečka potřebují, jelikož mají v přírodě rozsáhlá území, která misí přebíhat. Myšky mají narozdíl od nich malá území a v přírodě se hlavně schovávají před dravci. Takže kolečko na běhání nepotřebují. 3) Na kolečku může vzniknout závislost a myšky už nebudou chtít dělat své přirozené věci, jako je šmejdění,... Takže celkově je kolečko absolutně nevhodně (tyto informace jsou z chovatelského svazu myší).
Good luck in your new home girls. I think that the pet shops need to be pressured into providing the correct products, because sadly the average customer is still refusing to be educated.
Unfortunately, people in pet stores (employees & customers) simply don't know any better and they see this cage on the shelf in the store, and if you didn't know any different, it would LOOK like a 'fancy' cage because it's got all those extra fancy bits. The stores themselves have no problem selling all this to new owners, whom, to their credit, at least THINK they're doing right by them because compared to the cheaper 'base' model, the fancy one is more expensive, and thus 'better' in their mind. Again, not the owner's fault really, just lack of information and understanding because the chances of the pet store actually being able to hire someone that DOES know better is usually slim to none.
It's time owners started taking more responsibility though! Unfortunately pet stores will always exist and likely always sell unsuitable products, it's equally up to someone choosing to bring a life into their home to do their research and not trust one source, and that goes for pet stores, one website, youtubers etc. With how much we have available to us now, it takes a quick google search that people are capable of doing when shopping for the best brand of washing machine, the best products for babies etc, there's really no excuse when it comes to small animals any more, gone are the days when all you had was a 10 year old book and a pet store employee to go off of.
@@Emiology Exactly! When I got my first rats, research was pretty much all I did, drawing from multiple sources, pages, channels, etc to get the most broad range of information possible. Relying on a single source for info is a bad idea in general, which is why I always look for confirmation from independent sources.
In this day and age, products that are unsuitable and generally harmful to pets should not be sold commercially, period. I can't believe that *lavender scented* bedding for small rodents exists. You should not be able to buy that, consumer ignorance be damned. Same with the 5" wheel - there is no animal that is small enough to use a wheel that small.
@@SLTheOneAndAwesome19 Yeah, I literally cringed more than once, and when you said Lavender scented: th-cam.com/video/ahrBOvz1jzA/w-d-xo.html The only way to solve this problem is to get people to stop buying them because Cor-merica (and the like) have no problem continuing a product line so long as it's legal and profitable. And the best way to get rid of them is to do what you are doing by raising awareness as much as possible! tl;dr = Love what yer doing!
@@Rekuzan You seem to have confused me with Emi. But you're right, she's doing fantastic work both raising awareness and donating her time and resources for small animal rescues.
I kept my mice in that cage for about a half a year, until I started watching your videos and got them a 40 gallon tank, filled to the brim with things, all thanks to you! they lived over two years old, (3/5) of them that is, the other two had health complications due to being pet store mice, and now my rats live in a double critternation full of toys, and i don’t take any of the credit, it’s all yours ❤
I got a male mouse because no one would adopt him, he's adorable but really not into being handled, he will come and eat in my hand but I can't touch him.. Any idea on how I can improve that? I don't want to force him to do anything but I also want to show him something else!
With mice that may just be his personality! A lot of mice don’t like being touched when they’re in your hand the only thing you can do is repeat exposure to it while he’s eating
@@Emiology thank you! At least I know that he is comfortable with me because he will go on his wheel and eat while I'm working next to him and he doesn't mind being touched when I give him snacks
so cute!! at first i thought that cage looked fine but then I saw the size comparison and what you explained- its so sad that some people think they don't need to research before getting a pet! all the time i see craigslist and Facebook posts with people selling pets or their cages and the set-up is always so sad! hopefully in the future there will be better information on how to take care of them! also i have a ratty question: so i bought this metal cage and technically its for birds, and i rinsed it off and used some spray, but there is this black residue that gets on my hands if i rub my fingers on the bars... idk if its paint or something toxic?? it doesn't smell, but I've just put plastic mesh on the inside to be extra safe. I've tried looking it up, but nothing comes up. what do you think?
If possible, do you know where I can give my mice away? I want them safe because my father doesn't want them here anymore. Two-faced bastard, he bought them and now wants to get rid of them. Please help me. I beg of you.
Try joining mouse groups for your country on Facebook if there is any, worst case you’ll have to post them on selling sites but just make sure people send you photos of the type of care and setup they’ll be going to. I’m sorry he’s making you do this
I have a panic when I see people giving their pets away for free, it is a really bad idea and you don’t know for what purpose these animals will end up. I rescued some animals last week and I always tell people to not give animals away free! My rescued pets are amazing, they were purchased for a Christmas present, the owner was not involved in the gift they were given to her on Christmas Day, she was incredibly happy that we rescued them! If I were a mouse I would want to stay with you, you always give each animal love and care, their enclosures are amazing with loads of room. I have never purchased a mouse I had gerbils we always used huge aquariums with large wheels, I loved having little wooden fences, I would spend days making their enclosures, I have only purchased a name tag for my dogs collar from Pets at Home, I have seen some poorly animals inside that store and the staff don’t seem to have any knowledge of every animal they sell or rehome. The video you made of working in that store for work experience upset me, I could see how sad that had been for you and it has always stuck in my mind. I do blame parents that have no experience of the animals they buy for their kids, they should be reading up on the needs of every animal they buy!
There are some people here on YT offering animals (roof rats) for free. I had a go at them twice but they only got worse & started putting 'free' in just about every title. How can people be so stupid & not know what goes on. So glad for these little mousies.
Even really good name brand products are getting crappier. Nowadays its all about money and not caring about people's pets. I'm not gonna mention the brands but they used to make really good products with better quality but now.... not so much. I hate that these companies make crappier products but charge more $. Its sad
Oh and I just want to tell you to three female mice I bought from the pet store Friday the two black-and-white ones one is opal one is Pearl and the little light gray and white are named Pebbles after the three female mice you had I named mine after yours
I saw lavender scented bedding and I was so confused. Lavender is known as a natural small rodent repellent because they can't stand the smell. Imagine being trapped living with a noxious smell. Those poor babies.
I can't stand Lavender either. Somehow it's meant to be relaxing for Humans.
Same with cat litters. Like. Why on earth would you get PERFUMED cat litter?? and then be genuinely surprised you cat pees elsewhere in the home. *face palm*
@@RouxHarbour fr! Like, citrus and lavender are considered natural deterrents for cats why the heck does it seem to be the most popular scent of litter?? Personally i always get apple cause the best litters we have where i live are still unfortunately scented and it’s the least bothersome of the options:/
@@hiimluna2069 I have charcoal scented litter. Rather absorb the smell than try and fail to deodorize.
Literaly the donations + names is such a good idea it warms my heart so much that I got to name these mice 😭 I thought so hard about it too, im so glad you picked them. More rescues should do this to get some extra donations!
It works really well 🥹 thank you for helping!
i used to have a tan and white mouse named mary and my heart just dropped when i heard merry's name. theyre so incredibly cute! happy theyve found their forever home :)
Honestly this makes me so sad because in America those cages are super standard and I feel so so bad for animals put in there. : ( im so glad you rescued them and put them in a better situation
Thanks! My rattles send kisses from Florida. Having a good heart can get expensive.
Thank you!!
Thanks!
You are an amazing person. Thank you for helping them. It's hardwork to rescue animals and life will reward you with goodness.
Also with the lavender bedding - I read a study (peer-reviewed article) once that showed lavender increases aggression in mice! The goal of the study was to decrease aggression, so they used lavender essential oil on some parts of the cage in a trial, and it increased aggression! Just an interesting fact.
Interesting!
@@Emiology 🤗
I'm honestly not surprised - mice are repulsed by the smell of lavender. Trap them with it and it's no wonder they start taking out their frustration on one another.
Your such a great person! I love that you care so much that you go out of your way to educate others on how to properly care for these beautiful mice so that they don’t have to suffer
You are so amazing! And I love how you share the proper care for the mice and eduacate us all about mice and rats! Thanks so much, I'm hoping to get mice now. Bless you and you are so kind to all of the mice that have had a hard start of life! I would love to adopt them but unfortiently I'm not in the UK, So happy they're adopted!
Snow just stomping all over Merry is absoutely sending me JFASDJB thank you so much for taking the time to care for such sweet babies and educate those who may be unaware of how harmful their previous enclosure was
One of my mice passed away from old age this week and another of mine has a lump on her chest we are taking her to a vet but this makes me happy to see mice be treated like a living being instead of a prop to show off I hope they are happy now
you are so kind to rescue them
love your channel!! i hope to get rats in the future so this is helpful! i love mice as well, adorable
I hope Holly's respiratory infection responded to antibiotics. Poor baby was quite congested and as you said, having it so young is worrisome for scarring.
As for bedding, I want to mention for those who are new/unaware that in addition to scent, never ever buy bedding that contains baking soda. If you see "odor control" on the label, read the ingredients carefully. It's dangerous for rats and I presume it's equally bad for mice. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you for helping these sweet girls and for helping to educate on small animal ownership. It’s definitely come a long way since I was a kid! Thankfully we live in a time with no lack of information. Best wishes to these beautiful mice!! 🐭❤
I always get new ideas when i see your cage set-ups, what are those wooden matts on the back and sides? It looks amazing especially with the bars, makes it look really homey.
It came on the cage when I borrowed it, i think it was some sort of garden edging roll
That was a great enclosure seeing it done makes you realise it's not that hard. It's good to know what to use what not to. Pet stores have a lot to blame for.
Throwing that enclosure together for them with all my spare things I wasn’t happy with it compared to my usual mouse enclosure but it really puts the other cage into perspective still 😞
@@Emiology for sure. Certainly agree I have two hamsters they sell tiny cages for these animals but they require bigger I want to build a linmon enclosure for them. Did you use glass or perspex for the front. You do have lovely encounters I'm really loving the mice at the moment from you. You are educating us thank you.
It’s glass! A hemnes glass top I think
@@Emiology did you have to cut it.wasnt sure how you secured it either. Your right you can always improve enclosures for them. I want to upgrade both mine I have large bin enclosures currently. If I look at mice I'm definitely going to look at what you've done with your permanent set up but even your temp one was good as look at that mouse it's health improved.
Nope! There’s a tutorial on TH-cam of how to do it and we just followed that ☺️
I love watching videos like these. It’s so nice to see the process of you preparing for and bringing them home!
I saw these mice on Pets4Home! I'm so glad to see that you took them :)
I am new to having Mice but I have had Gerbils and Hamsters since I was a kid and I have noticed that a lot of bedding and other products advertised for small animals are purely for the humans benefit and for the company to make money with little care for the animals welfare.
You are such a fab person for helping these adorable little ones 🥰
I love small cages as part of a bigger setup, but deffo not as a stand alone cage. Like, as a cage within a cage it's a lot of fun since it gives a lot of climbing/exercise opportunities, and it's a nice enclosure during cleaning or brief in-house travel (though wire cages are not really suitable for travel).
i’m getting 3 rats tomorrow and your channel has been a lot of help for research! i love your content 😁
Mice are such cute animals I would never not interested in only mice but now I really want to and your videos have been helping me a lot learning about mice and learning what type of care they need
Dude your so incredible at setting a cage up... you know your rodents...so jealous. Thanks for the videos em!
8 year old me definitely got suckered in to that scented bedding by Pets at home. My mum always complained that my hamsters cage smelt 'musky' so I thought that the scented woodshavings were a great option. I can only rest easy because I know I wouldn't make these types of mistakes if I ever get a hamster as a adult
They're just the sweetest, I'm glad they're going to a loving, suitable home! I love your videos and the work you're doing, I'm getting two rats tomorrow after a long wait and lots of research, which your videos have definitely helped with!
You are lovely for this but I'm laughing over I huming what I think is Indiana Jones at 12:00 xD
If I lived in the UK I would buy these precious babies in a heartbeat 😭. Sadly I am American and cannot get these mice, but I can save plenty here :D
Those are some cute mice. Those scented bedding are the worst.
Where do you buy the plastic cheese accessories
I was sent it from Canada as a gift
@@Emiology that’s nice , I used to have some but can no longer find any
Glad these sweeties were adopted! ❤ Holly looks so much like my Sniff, I love her. 🥰 I bet these girls were so relieved to be out of that small lavender smelling cage, especially poor Merry, her breathing sounded horrible at first. And ugh, I can't stand those small wheels, not suitable for any rodents, but pet stores don't give a crap. My hybrid dwarf hammy came with one when I rescued her, it pained me to think that the tiny wheel that hurt her back was her only way of getting her energy out, since she lived in a small carrier. She loves her 28cm wheel and I love watching her run in it. ☺
Thank You for taking them to the vet. In my country no one cares about small Animals and many Innocent creatures Die from Simple illnesses
Hi! love your vids. but just a little question. for the nesting material is it safe to use some light spaghnum moss ? I gave some to my mice and hamster (along with some of their old nesting material) I added some spaghnum moss because I thought it would be natural.
what type of antibiotics do you use for your mice? one of my new mice started making similar noises.
Depends on the severity of the respiratory infection and what we’ve already tried, a vet will be able to decide what will be best. Usually start with a combination of baytril and doxycycline and move onto something stronger if it doesn’t work
Your such an amazing person saving all these animals recently ❤❤❤
Alsooo i was wondering when the next video will be with the ratty boys
on the 29th!
Bless you
the dark brown one looks exactly like my mouse minnie!
I know you don’t read these messages from so far back but you are unbelievable Emi! you blow my mind away with taking in these animals and making sure they find loving and good homes I wish I had the space and opportunity to do that because I would so I admire you so very much and keep up the good work!!
Hi emi! I have always wanted you to look at my cage set up for my 2female mice so is there any way I can send u pics?and I also was hoping you could do another cage review vid please also love your vids
Ps you were the only person I
Watch to get tips on mice care and act before I got my mice so you helped me with my pet mice❤❤❤❤❤
hello!! im really worried rn, cause it seems like on of my mice has an respiratory infection(she always makes that sounds) how can i treat her?
You need to take her to a vet
Those mice are so cute
Amazing sinning my arms are too short that made my day thanks so much ❤
I use lavender and other oils (peppermint) as a rat and mouse REPELLENT to spray in my car engine. Rodents don't like any kind of essential oil smell
How do you safely burrito a mouse? I had a mouse who needed antibiotics but me trying to scruff her just left us both unhappy
Its awesome to see you are doing small animal rescue now. They really need more advocates. I foster and do small animal rescue also. I do wonder though, do you you keep females for a full pregnancy watch time before rehoming? Or is that not as common of an issue where you live?
It's a case by case basis, you can tell when they've come from a home where they're the only mice / pet so it's less of an issue. They have to stay for 2 weeks minimum to make sure they're healthy, and it takes a few weeks after that for them to be adopted and collected so it usually works out longer than a gestation period anyway :)
Hi,
i would like a video on how to give medication to small animals :)
I used to have 4 mice back in 2018, they came from a rescue but they was around 1 year - 2 years when they sadly passed. The one thing that i struggled with was giving medication to mice.
Have a lovely day and i hope this request isn't to much to ask :) take care x
Aww 🥰
Thank you for saving these three mice I just bought 3 female baby mice from Pet Supermarket don't people know you cannot use scented bedding for any animal not even a dog or cat it will give them a respiratory infection and make them very sick I use Aspen bedding mixed with natural unscented paper bedding and of course I'll give them to Timothy Hay their Mouse food and plenty of fresh water
I have a question for any experienced with rats. I feel like the bedding im using could be better. I am using the kaytee bedding. Should I change it, and if so what should bedding should I be using?
My neighbour has two hamsters in the smallest cages ever, I wish i could rescue there babies but im unsure how. The neighbours dont interact with them at all so i doubt they would be missed.
I got two mice yesterday but they’re both boys… do you know how I can take care of them? I have one cage (20in x 11.5in x 16in) and at least two of each object (besides the water Bottle) their were only boys at Petco and they looked the calmest so we had no choice.
If they're getting along that's good, but usually multiple males can't live together long term as they will fight. Also you might wanna invest in a larger enclosure. :)
@@-Ennui- Oreo is bigger so after they fight I take Pikachu out to see if he’s ok, but Oreos super shy so I’ve never been able to pick him up.
And yes I’m going to see if I still have that old fish tank to expand
You’ll want to get another enclosure for them (two as the cage you have now isn’t big enough unfortunately) you’ll want to have another cage on hand to either split them now or for when it does happen. Some people keep male mice together and in rare cases don’t have any issues but you’re always playing with the risk of possibly waking up to one of them being killed 😞 if they’re even fighting a small bit now it’s only going to escalate so I would separate
@@Emiology Okie I bought a tank for Pikachu. That’s his new home now :)
The only good use for sawdust bedding is for kindling for fires
I once seen an ad on pets4homes of rats living in that cage 😡
Your new mice are so cute!
Thanks, they're not 'mine' though!
many years ago when i was seven i had a female mouse, my moms friend gave her to me as she didnt really like mice. The mouse was a black and white and lived in a small wire cage with a yellow plastic bottom. The cage only had one plastic hide, a small wheel, a food bowl and a water bottle. i feel terrible for how she lived, she didnt live long only a couple months. i dont blame myself too much because i was seven and there wasnt much i could do, i barely had access to the internet and i could barely read, i really want to get mice again after doing years of proper reseach.
i am hoping to get some in the next few months!!
Pro myšky je kolečko absolutně nevhodné. 1) si v něm křiví páteř a ocas 2) nejsou to přirození běžci. Křečci kolečka potřebují, jelikož mají v přírodě rozsáhlá území, která misí přebíhat. Myšky mají narozdíl od nich malá území a v přírodě se hlavně schovávají před dravci. Takže kolečko na běhání nepotřebují. 3) Na kolečku může vzniknout závislost a myšky už nebudou chtít dělat své přirozené věci, jako je šmejdění,...
Takže celkově je kolečko absolutně nevhodně (tyto informace jsou z chovatelského svazu myší).
Mice are fine to have wheels as long as they’re big enough
Good luck in your new home girls. I think that the pet shops need to be pressured into providing the correct products, because sadly the average customer is still refusing to be educated.
Well done ❤
Unfortunately, people in pet stores (employees & customers) simply don't know any better and they see this cage on the shelf in the store, and if you didn't know any different, it would LOOK like a 'fancy' cage because it's got all those extra fancy bits. The stores themselves have no problem selling all this to new owners, whom, to their credit, at least THINK they're doing right by them because compared to the cheaper 'base' model, the fancy one is more expensive, and thus 'better' in their mind. Again, not the owner's fault really, just lack of information and understanding because the chances of the pet store actually being able to hire someone that DOES know better is usually slim to none.
It's time owners started taking more responsibility though! Unfortunately pet stores will always exist and likely always sell unsuitable products, it's equally up to someone choosing to bring a life into their home to do their research and not trust one source, and that goes for pet stores, one website, youtubers etc. With how much we have available to us now, it takes a quick google search that people are capable of doing when shopping for the best brand of washing machine, the best products for babies etc, there's really no excuse when it comes to small animals any more, gone are the days when all you had was a 10 year old book and a pet store employee to go off of.
@@Emiology Exactly! When I got my first rats, research was pretty much all I did, drawing from multiple sources, pages, channels, etc to get the most broad range of information possible. Relying on a single source for info is a bad idea in general, which is why I always look for confirmation from independent sources.
In this day and age, products that are unsuitable and generally harmful to pets should not be sold commercially, period. I can't believe that *lavender scented* bedding for small rodents exists. You should not be able to buy that, consumer ignorance be damned. Same with the 5" wheel - there is no animal that is small enough to use a wheel that small.
@@SLTheOneAndAwesome19 Yeah, I literally cringed more than once, and when you said Lavender scented: th-cam.com/video/ahrBOvz1jzA/w-d-xo.html
The only way to solve this problem is to get people to stop buying them because Cor-merica (and the like) have no problem continuing a product line so long as it's legal and profitable. And the best way to get rid of them is to do what you are doing by raising awareness as much as possible! tl;dr = Love what yer doing!
@@Rekuzan You seem to have confused me with Emi. But you're right, she's doing fantastic work both raising awareness and donating her time and resources for small animal rescues.
I kept my mice in that cage for about a half a year, until I started watching your videos and got them a 40 gallon tank, filled to the brim with things, all thanks to you! they lived over two years old, (3/5) of them that is, the other two had health complications due to being pet store mice, and now my rats live in a double critternation full of toys, and i don’t take any of the credit, it’s all yours ❤
I got a male mouse because no one would adopt him, he's adorable but really not into being handled, he will come and eat in my hand but I can't touch him.. Any idea on how I can improve that? I don't want to force him to do anything but I also want to show him something else!
With mice that may just be his personality! A lot of mice don’t like being touched when they’re in your hand the only thing you can do is repeat exposure to it while he’s eating
@@Emiology thank you! At least I know that he is comfortable with me because he will go on his wheel and eat while I'm working next to him and he doesn't mind being touched when I give him snacks
Rosewood?! How disappointing!😔
Pets at Home
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I can’t believe these sweet girls didn’t have names 😭
This was one of my favourite videos. 😍. Do you know of any mouse rescues in or near Hampshire? X
I don’t! Not sure how much of a drive mimis rodent rescue is in London
so cute!! at first i thought that cage looked fine but then I saw the size comparison and what you explained- its so sad that some people think they don't need to research before getting a pet! all the time i see craigslist and Facebook posts with people selling pets or their cages and the set-up is always so sad! hopefully in the future there will be better information on how to take care of them!
also i have a ratty question: so i bought this metal cage and technically its for birds, and i rinsed it off and used some spray, but there is this black residue that gets on my hands if i rub my fingers on the bars... idk if its paint or something toxic?? it doesn't smell, but I've just put plastic mesh on the inside to be extra safe. I've tried looking it up, but nothing comes up. what do you think?
It's such a shame there's no small animal rescues near me, I'd love to adopt a mouse
Why do the companies maje scented bedding? Is that bedding for a living animal or a person? Why is that hard for companies to maje paper bedding?
If possible, do you know where I can give my mice away? I want them safe because my father doesn't want them here anymore. Two-faced bastard, he bought them and now wants to get rid of them. Please help me. I beg of you.
Try joining mouse groups for your country on Facebook if there is any, worst case you’ll have to post them on selling sites but just make sure people send you photos of the type of care and setup they’ll be going to. I’m sorry he’s making you do this
I have a panic when I see people giving their pets away for free, it is a really bad idea and you don’t know for what purpose these animals will end up. I rescued some animals last week and I always tell people to not give animals away free! My rescued pets are amazing, they were purchased for a Christmas present, the owner was not involved in the gift they were given to her on Christmas Day, she was incredibly happy that we rescued them!
If I were a mouse I would want to stay with you, you always give each animal love and care, their enclosures are amazing with loads of room. I have never purchased a mouse I had gerbils we always used huge aquariums with large wheels, I loved having little wooden fences, I would spend days making their enclosures, I have only purchased a name tag for my dogs collar from Pets at Home, I have seen some poorly animals inside that store and the staff don’t seem to have any knowledge of every animal they sell or rehome. The video you made of working in that store for work experience upset me, I could see how sad that had been for you and it has always stuck in my mind. I do blame parents that have no experience of the animals they buy for their kids, they should be reading up on the needs of every animal they buy!
There are some people here on YT offering animals (roof rats) for free. I had a go at them twice but they only got worse & started putting 'free' in just about every title. How can people be so stupid & not know what goes on. So glad for these little mousies.
Oh thank goodness you saved them now we can feed them to the snakes. Wouldn't want to waste food
Not an original bone in your body
Even really good name brand products are getting crappier. Nowadays its all about money and not caring about people's pets. I'm not gonna mention the brands but they used to make really good products with better quality but now.... not so much. I hate that these companies make crappier products but charge more $. Its sad
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Oh and I just want to tell you to three female mice I bought from the pet store Friday the two black-and-white ones one is opal one is Pearl and the little light gray and white are named Pebbles after the three female mice you had I named mine after yours
I see the person who had the mice HAVEN'T READ read about keeping mice.
On tik tok fur baby family have a petition on small animal enclosures
the cage is a bit packed you should remove some stuff, also theres a few places where they can fall from!
Mice need their enclosure to be packed… 😅 They’re not hamsters they’re not going to fall and hurt themselves
your cage is still mot big enough for 3 mice!
80x50cm is the minimum so yes it is
Oh yeah your doing too much unsubscribing
Care to expand on what you mean by “doing too much” 🤔
Aww. Thank you for saving these cuties. Love your channel. @sherryscaviescritters8241