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About Natasha
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Expertise
I can answer questions about raising mice and caring for them as pets, with knowledge from my 34 years of having mice as very tame pets, including some breeding. I know about illnesses and problems which have come up in my experience with my mice. I also may be able to use contact with a fancy mouse breeding expert who is a friend (he knows a lot about illnesses too). Right now I have 4 sweet show (fancy) mice named Clara, Brandy, Little Honey and Fluff (who will have the name Clementine when she is big enough for it). My expertise is pretty broad, and I have numerous mouse books to fall back onto. I want to stress that my advice is about tame mice, which may be very different than advice by someone who breeds rather than lives in the company of mice. This can lead to differences between experts, so be sure you are asking the right person. If I contradict what a breeding expert says, this is why.

Experience
I have had mice for 34 years (since I was 5!). I raised them when I was a child but now I keep all females, and never fewer than three so that if one dies the others are not devastated, because they have each other.

Education/Credentials
B.A., M.A., M.A. in Linguistics: Yale University and University of Connecticut

   

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Mice7/7/2008Panya
  Q: i bought a mouse from a pet store. he was not in good shape, but his coat has got better and he is ...
  A: You did the right thing by changing his bedding as some types carry small particles such as sawdust. ...
Found a baby mouse in paletes7/5/2008thepinkllama
  Q: About a day or two ago I found a baby rodent. It looks alot like a mouse or rat I can't tell. It has ...
  A: 7-8 days, awesome. You can wean him off liquid food at about 3-4 weeks or when you see the teeth ...
Pulling out her hair?7/4/2008Panya
  Q: I have one female mouse at the moment, Krile. I've had her for about a month or so and up until this ...
  A: I'm sorry this happened. This must have been very stressful for you and the mice despite the fact ...
mice7/4/2008Panya
  Q: In the 1st week do mice put weight on every day till they have the babies or do they start putting ...
  A: I have never weighed my mice though I would expect a gradual weight gain and perhaps more rapidly in ...
mice7/4/2008Panya
  Q: Well yesterday we weigh the female&at 1st she was 30 then yesterday she was 31 so thats mean either ...
  A: You can ask me as many questions as you like - I'm here to help. The females can be kept together ...
Found a baby mouse in paletes7/3/2008thepinkllama
  Q: About a day or two ago I found a baby rodent. It looks alot like a mouse or rat I can't tell. It has ...
  A: You can feed the baby Soy baby formula, normal baby formula, and Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR). If ...
two males in together7/3/2008Panya
  Q: We have just started keeping mice.We had 3 females and 1 male. they were housed in a very small ...
  A: I wouldn't recommend breeding mice until you are very familiar with them so remove the male as soon ...
mice7/1/2008Panya
  Q: now when i looked at the girl the other day i noticed that her hole was red&open but the other girl ...
  A: Mice ovulate every 3-4 days and during this time the vagina can become swollen. This is nothing to ...
itching mouse not mites6/30/2008Natasha
  Q: Hey Natasha, I am 12 years old and recently my mouse has been unwell. He is about 8 months old and ...
  A: I'm afraid it is time to go to a vet. The vet will be able to test a skin flake to diagnose the ...
Injured and orphaned baby mouse6/29/2008Panya
  Q: i woke up 3am to squeaking and chirping that didn't sound normal from the mouse cage. i checked to ...
  A: I'm guessing these babies are under 7 days old. It is fairly common for mother to eat some of the ...
Infant Wild Baby Mice6/29/2008Natasha
  Q: Yesterday my mother and I opened a construction box and found 3 baby mice sitting alone. I couldn't ...
  A: Your foundling mice are between 3-7 days old! At 7 days they will have a full coat of fur. At 14 ...
blind mice?6/28/2008thepinkllama
  Q: i would like to find out how to tell if a mouse is blind? are there any tests i can do to tell if ...
  A: I think it might be hard to tell. Mice use their tales and whiskers more than their eyes to identify ...
mouse6/27/2008Panya
  Q: so what would you suggest doing i don't want the male to kill the babies when there born+my sister ...
  A: The male won't kill the babies when they are born because you have to remove him a few days before ...
introducing a new female to a pregnant female6/27/2008Natasha
  Q: Hey, i was wondering if our two females will get alone. we introducewd them to each other when the ...
  A: There is no harm in trying. Most females will pair well together, but sometimes they just have ...
Inner Ear Infections6/27/2008Natasha
  Q: my 1 year old mouse (Shadow) has an inner ear infection. shes been to the vet and is on antibiotics ...
  A: Shadow definitely doesn't need any other antibiotics. The bacterial infection should be eradicated ...
mice6/26/2008Panya
  Q: we've had them 4mth now I've tried putting 1 of my sons female girls in with he brown 1 they are ...
  A: I'm sorry you lost one of your mice. Squeaking from the female during mating is quite common. Some ...
mouse pup sex differentiation6/25/2008thepinkllama
  Q: I want to know that how can we differentiate the sex of mouse pups in their first week of life?
  A: It's quite difficult but possible. If you compare the distance between anus and genitalia of a male ...
mouse breeding6/25/2008thepinkllama
  Q: i have just put my 4 month old mouse with my male 6 month old mouse. i am planning on keeping them ...
  A: I would put the female with the male until she is visibly pregnant. Otherwise the chances of success ...
Please help my little mice!6/23/2008thepinkllama
  Q: I have had my little female albino mouse (Bella) for about one and a half years now and she lives in ...
  A: Well I'm glad Binkie improved and the matted fur on Bella's back could be caused by two things, ...
Mice6/22/2008Jedediah
  Q: Is a female mouse able to feed baby mice though did not give birth to them? How do you know when ...
  A: Mice cannot take care of babies that are not their own because they won't produce milk in most ...
Please help my little mice!6/22/2008thepinkllama
  Q: I have had my little female albino mouse (Bella) for about one and a half years now and she lives in ...
  A: Females don't usually fight and usually it's older females who will bully younger females. This of ...
Mice6/21/2008Jedediah
  Q: Is a female mouse able to feed baby mice though did not give birth to them? How do you know when ...
  A: Dera Rachel, thank you for your question. Some mcie will produce milk for babies that are not their ...
mice births6/21/2008thepinkllama
  Q: i would like to find out how mice pups are born. is it head first or tail first? also as the pups ...
  A: I'm pretty sure it's head first, but it's pretty hard to see becuase the mother pulls them out quite ...
newborn wild mice6/21/2008Natasha
  Q: I just found 2 little baby mice in my backyard (our cat killed the mother.) They haven't even opened ...
  A: The babies are less than two weeks old. If they have a nice coat of fur, they are over one week. ...
pregnancy question.6/20/2008thepinkllama
  Q: whats the earliest age a female mouse can get pregnant? i bought two tiny black and white female ...
  A: Female mice can get pregnant at about anywhere between four to twelve weeks so they could be ...
sneezing/Baytril6/20/2008Natasha
  Q: I have some unused liquid backtril(expires in aug) that was for my pet hamster who passed awaya ...
  A: It is very important to keep mice warm at all times. If the room is cold, try a heating pad under a ...
Mouse Injuries6/20/2008Natasha
  Q: So I have three fancy mice. I bought them from the pet store with them all together and they lived ...
  A: What you are finding out is the sad fact that male mice don't live together well. Sometimes ...
poorly mouse6/19/2008thepinkllama
  Q: hi i have just found a mouse with a 1cm cut on its tummy and was wondering what to do with it i ...
  A: Clean the wound with Hydrogen Peroxide, found at most drug stores. Dilute it to a ratio of 1 part ...
mouse urine6/18/2008Natasha
  Q: Just wondering if mouse urine smells like cat urine? We have mice that get in the house from time to ...
  A: Mouse urine doesn't really smell like cat urine; but because all urine (even people's) contains ...
baby mouse6/14/2008thepinkllama
  Q: I found a tiny baby mouse while mowing my grass yesterday. It is extremely cute. I looked and ...
  A: Feed him KMR (Kitten milk replacement) through a syringe without a needle. Keep him warm at all ...
poorly mice6/10/2008Panya
  Q: i have 2 female mice that are about 18 months old now, mini the smallest of the two has lost her ...
  A: 18 months is a good age for any mouse. Unfortunately this is when their health starts to deteriorate ...
mouse eye infection6/9/2008Natasha
  Q: so my mouse rocky had/has an eye infection, or that's what i believe it to be. one day i looked at ...
  A: Poor little Rocky! If he was fine before, I don't think it has anything to do with the wood chips. ...
WHITE MOUSE PET6/9/2008Natasha
  Q: WE HAD TWO MICE THOUGHT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ONE HAD LITTLE SORES ON ITS BACK BY TAIL AREA, ...
  A: I haven't had that exact experience, but I can tell you what I would do if it was my mouse: I would ...
white mouse lost hair and skin on back6/9/2008Panya
  Q: we had two pet mice, the one had what looked like to us bite marks had little spots of raw skin on ...
  A: It may be a result of fighting especially if they are two males. It also could be an infection most ...
orphaned field mouse6/9/2008Natasha
  Q: Background: This past Saturday, I was in the Park--it was nearly 94 degrees and, when a friend went ...
  A: How on earth did it get there and its family not be washed out too? It was obviously meant to be ...
Corn???6/8/2008Natasha
  Q: Sorry to be a question piggy, but there is so much to learn. Anyway, I have read that corn is bad ...
  A: Denise, Corn is a staple of mouse foods. Mice have eaten corn for thousands of years. Not always ...
Bedding choices6/8/2008Natasha
  Q: We have just gotten our 3 girlie albinos. What fun! They are just 4 weeks old now, so we are trying ...
  A: Glad to hear about your new squeaky friends! Now is the time to hold them a lot. I hold them at ...
How did she die?6/8/2008Natasha
  Q: You might not know but I am just curious. When I had Haru, I also had another mouse with her. They ...
  A: I'm so sorry about little Haru. Haru could have died from something like a stroke or heart ...
How to take care of an orphaned baby mouse6/8/2008thepinkllama
  Q: My nephew found 3 baby mice on his driveway. One was alive and the other two were dead. I brought ...
  A: I'm going to give you some more links to web sites that might help but to me it sounds like you're ...
male mice fighting6/7/2008thepinkllama
  Q: My male mice are fighting...again.. its only one, but the others kinda fight back after the fight is ...
  A: You need to go buy a new cage from the store or that male mouse will seriously injure or kill the ...

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