Haha, yeah their eyes are HUGE compared to the mice we're all used to. And they are somewhat like gerbils -- they're desert animals and they pee very, very little so you don't have to clean their cage but around once a month (I have a trio in a 10gallon tank).
I'm trying hard not to disturb them but I will try to get pictures (through the glass, they're too tiny to handle much) later this week. One gentleman I spoke with said the newborn pinkies are only the size of large ants and that if you disturb them they will die within a minute because they lose their body heat so rapidly. :shock:
Julieszoo, the AFRMA (on the west coast) has arranged shipments to and from various places in the UK and Europe for at least 30 years, as far as I'm aware. The ECMA (on the east coast) hasn't done it as much. But I'm going to be up for a position in the ECMA soon. I don't know how it is in the UK but all the club positions (President, Vice President, Trustees, etc) in the US are volunteer (ie unpaid) so sometimes it's hard to keep people at their duties and the same two or three people end up doing everything there is to do, so arranging a shipment is usually the least of our worries.
If I were to get a shipment it would probably be just to me as an individual, not as a representative of the ECMA (although of course I am that, too).
My good friend Jenny (WNT) has genes that are rare in Europe like recessive red, splashed and merle that I could also probably arrange to ship to the UK with sufficient time and funds. I know that both our countries governments want to be very careful as to what animals come into and out of the country, but sometimes I wish they'd just lighten up and not make it so difficult on us!
