[Mark]

theres not a cat in hells chance im paying around £40 for a mouse ( 50 euro ), was looking around for merle and tri coloured i didnt plan on having a heart attack at the same time tho lol

 

[SarahY]

:shock:

How come someone is charging £40 for a mouse?!

Sarah xxx

 

[Mark]

Its from Germany and i havent a clue probly due to demand or something to that effect but i aint paying that im lucky that ill push for £5 for a mouse if its something i really want

 

[SarahY]

Lol

Sarah xxx

 

[Mark]

Id love some merle and tri mice too but its not going to happen until i win the lotto or come into some major cash

 

[Jack Garcia]

Or until I win the lottery and ship you some (for free)!

Merle and tri are nice varieties but they're not all their cracked up to be by a lot of people. I've had them and I'd much rather work with the larger pale selfs any day.

 

[laoshu]

£40 is a lot for one mouse but if i could get that gene into a group of mice at my place i would fork it out :O)
(after i have saved for it )

 

[moustress]

The most I ever spent was the gas for the trip on Mother's Day 2007 when I went to pick up the trangenic meeces that were hand carried from New York City, trading hands at RodentFest, to Janesville, Wisconsin by Barb of FunMouse fame. I never really thought about how much that cost me until just now. Yikes! 550 to 600 miles round trip...when gas was near it's highest price ever! Double yikes!! It 's the greatest Mother's Day present I ever got, though. Thanks, Pedro!

I'd do it again in a heartbeat. It's been a thrill and also quite educational working with those little weirdos.

 

[Jack Garcia]

The US is different from the UK in that we routinely have to travel thousands of miles to obtain animals, and that raises the cost significantly. Unless I'm mistaken, there aren't thousands of miles to travel in the UK.

 

[SarahY]

Only if you go round and round :lol:

Sarah xxx

 

[Jack Garcia]

Hah!

 

[Cait]

Is £40 just for the mouse, i.e. you'd have to pay extra to transport them from Germany to the UK?

 

[julieszoo]

It doesn't seem that extortionate, depends how badly you want them I suppose. I've happily travelled all over the country for various animals, and into europe to get particular things.

 

[scatterbrain]

Just think Mark, a pedigree kitten is £400, often going up to £600 for breeding quality!!----I keep pointing out to OH how cheap mice are but he still won't let me have any ! Can you go into partnership with another breeder and split the cost and use of the mouse?

 

[Cait]

I could be tempted but I expect the actual cost and practicalities will be a lot more than expected

 

[itsasilverspoon]

Wow, that is a lot. Since I'm back and forth between England and the US, I have genes on either side of the pond i wish i could merge. You don't know how many times i've been tempted to hide a tri mouse or two in my bra to sneak them through airport security haha. Ohh how I wish there was cheaper shipping.

 

[jo65]

I should imagine shipping would be difficult anyway. How do you get the little one to sit still long enough for the regulatory passport photo and then there is the problem of him/her wanting to travel in first class. It could really push the cost up (heh heh heh). Seriously though, good luck with your search.

 

[Megzilla]

Wait, is it £40 per mouse, or for a bunch?
(still though, omg lol)

 

[Megzilla]

OOO I JUST REMEMBERED! Theres a company that breed for petshops and people who want to buy mice off them directly, and i think they have some tricoloured mice (according to them).The only thing is that you have to buy anything off them via a pet shop in their area.

http://www.simonsrodents.co.uk/html/latest_news1.php

 

[Jack Garcia]

I know the breeder of those mice, and I expect (as does he) the prices to come down in the next three or four years as the tricolor mice (c-dilute Splashed marked) become more common in Europe and the UK. He got his original mice imported from a friend of mine and has improved their size and type using European mice. Tricolors are really neat-looking but like any marked variety I don't think I could stand to breed them!