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Hi, I'm Em from the NC mountain area. Just got back into Fancy Mice after a few years of not having them. I've purchased from a breeder going out of the business here. 6 females and 2 males. Not really happy with the quality of the line, but hoping to improve on it, especially since that was the only breeder I could find within the state, and I didn't want pet store mice. (They aren't bad mice, but they are only about one step up from standard pet store mice.) If anyone has any show or nice breeding stock for sale or you know where I can get some in or around the Asheville area please let me know. Also, Spartanburg, SC is a possibility as my husband and I travel there occasionally.
Anyway, a little about myself, I'm 22, married with a beautiful three month old Daughter. We have two dogs, a cat, a few fish-tanks, and of course our new mice. I maintain fish tanks as a hobby/job, and stay at home with my daughter the rest of the time.
Here are the Mice:
Above is Theo. He's my main breeding buck at the moment. Hoping to maybe get some even marked out of him when paired with Belle.
This is my other buck, Jerry. I'm not considering him for breeding. He's pretty young, and just doesn't have what I'm looking for in regards to that. He lives with Theo though, they apparently are inseparable buddies, and I just couldn't break their bond.
This is Belle. She is hopefully going to produce some even marked babies. I can hope anyway.
This is Blossom. I just love her coloring. I've always had a soft spot for that color. Hoping to improve a bit on it, maybe get some satins. Her mother was a satin, so *hope hope*
Clover. Sister to Blossom. I always find myself referring to them as "The Twins". I just have such a soft spot for the color.
Lady. She's one of my personal favorites. She's just so lady like. Everything with her has to be just so. I'm planning on breeding her to Theo once she gets a bit older. She was pretty thin when I got her from the so called breeder.
Chloe. As you can see, she's pregnant. She came that way. I found her in the tank with the males at the "breeders" house. All by her lonesome, in a tank full of males. Poor thing couldn't do much more than hide in a corner. They were all feeders, so I'm not expecting much out of the litter except pet only mice. Then I'm pretty sure I'll retire her to the "Little Squeaks Life of Leisure" tank.
This is Clara. She's an Agouti, and I'm not sure I'll be breeding her either. I might try her once with Theo just to see if I can improve the Agouti a bit, but I'm still undecided on that factor.
All the mice I plan on breeding are actually pedigreed. I've followed the line for 3 years, and there don't seem to be any defects in any of their ancestors thus far. I just don't like the guys idea of taking care of his mice, nor did I like the fact he bred "Feeders". For Theo, my hope is getting a nice size, conformation, and markings. He's an all around good looking mouse. He's got a great size, nice sleek body and conformation. He seems to fit the standard for a broken marked mouse as well. I'd like to get some even marked out of the pairing with Belle, but I'm not planning on pairing anybody until I get Chloe's litter raised.
As for Blossom and Clover, I want to darken up the color a bit, and as I stated try an get some satins in this color to further improve on.
Lady is a black self, and I'd like to eventually breed to darken the self as well as improve the conformation and size in her line. I need to find a nice buck for her first.
I don't plan to breed just for the sake of breeding, and I don't plan to adopt out ANY of my offspring for at least three more years. We have plenty of space and tanks for all offspring planned.
Wow, sorry for the ramble, just wanted to get everything out there. =)
Anyway, a little about myself, I'm 22, married with a beautiful three month old Daughter. We have two dogs, a cat, a few fish-tanks, and of course our new mice. I maintain fish tanks as a hobby/job, and stay at home with my daughter the rest of the time.
Here are the Mice:

Above is Theo. He's my main breeding buck at the moment. Hoping to maybe get some even marked out of him when paired with Belle.

This is my other buck, Jerry. I'm not considering him for breeding. He's pretty young, and just doesn't have what I'm looking for in regards to that. He lives with Theo though, they apparently are inseparable buddies, and I just couldn't break their bond.

This is Belle. She is hopefully going to produce some even marked babies. I can hope anyway.

This is Blossom. I just love her coloring. I've always had a soft spot for that color. Hoping to improve a bit on it, maybe get some satins. Her mother was a satin, so *hope hope*

Clover. Sister to Blossom. I always find myself referring to them as "The Twins". I just have such a soft spot for the color.

Lady. She's one of my personal favorites. She's just so lady like. Everything with her has to be just so. I'm planning on breeding her to Theo once she gets a bit older. She was pretty thin when I got her from the so called breeder.

Chloe. As you can see, she's pregnant. She came that way. I found her in the tank with the males at the "breeders" house. All by her lonesome, in a tank full of males. Poor thing couldn't do much more than hide in a corner. They were all feeders, so I'm not expecting much out of the litter except pet only mice. Then I'm pretty sure I'll retire her to the "Little Squeaks Life of Leisure" tank.

This is Clara. She's an Agouti, and I'm not sure I'll be breeding her either. I might try her once with Theo just to see if I can improve the Agouti a bit, but I'm still undecided on that factor.
All the mice I plan on breeding are actually pedigreed. I've followed the line for 3 years, and there don't seem to be any defects in any of their ancestors thus far. I just don't like the guys idea of taking care of his mice, nor did I like the fact he bred "Feeders". For Theo, my hope is getting a nice size, conformation, and markings. He's an all around good looking mouse. He's got a great size, nice sleek body and conformation. He seems to fit the standard for a broken marked mouse as well. I'd like to get some even marked out of the pairing with Belle, but I'm not planning on pairing anybody until I get Chloe's litter raised.
As for Blossom and Clover, I want to darken up the color a bit, and as I stated try an get some satins in this color to further improve on.
Lady is a black self, and I'd like to eventually breed to darken the self as well as improve the conformation and size in her line. I need to find a nice buck for her first.
I don't plan to breed just for the sake of breeding, and I don't plan to adopt out ANY of my offspring for at least three more years. We have plenty of space and tanks for all offspring planned.
Wow, sorry for the ramble, just wanted to get everything out there. =)