[Cait]

If you're not careful, look what your harvest mice get up to behind your back :lol:

 

[sommy]

Ow! so cute! little harvester tongue!

 

[SarahC]

thats a great photo.

 

[Angelmouse]

Oh I love it so comical!

 

[NaomiR]

another SUPERB photo - how do you do it???

I'm going to look at that lovely picture every time I'm feeling a bit low - it's bound to put a smile on my face I'm still laughing now :lol:

 

[Cait]

How you do it is probably easier than you think - just know your animals and their behaviour. Then you just keep the camera nearby and take a couple of snaps when they're out and about. That's literally all I do. Our camera isn't even that good any more, though it was when we bought it, and I'm going to start looking for a new one. Anyone can take good photos with a very small amount of practice! I do love the little tongue sticking out though, she looks mischievous It's a good example of knowing your animals though, when this doe is heavily pregnant she will occasionally lick the side of the tank (goodness knows why) and some of her young babies follow suit. Complete nutters or what?!

 

[zoocrewmice]

Oh my goodness, what a cute picture! Do you have those as pets where you are located? From what I knew (looks like I was proved wrong!) harvest mice were threatened/endangered, and you couldn't keep them?

I might need to hire some of them to clean my windows. From the looks of it, she's doing a good job. :lol:

 

[Sputnik]

:lol: Very cute.

I sometimes catch the syrian hamsters doing the same thing.

 

[Cait]

Yes I keep and breed harvest mice. They are captive bred and it's legal to keep them. They're not endangered officially, but numbers are declining in the wild mainly due to loss of habitat to new farming methods. They're fascinating animals and I like it that they are mice yet quite different to the fancies.

 

[SarahC]

I think it's u.k dormice that are protected.

 

[zoocrewmice]

Ah, okay. They do look like fun, silly things.

 

[Cait]

She's been at it again... :lol:

 

[yyoung]

That is so cute.... if I didn't have WAY more than I need right now I would be having some of those. Plus you live like a gazillion miles away :lol:

 

[Paula]

They are great pics!!!!! They look so cute

 

[Cait]

I have some babies available at the moment if anyone is interested

 

[Sputnik]

Why do you tease me so?

They are such cute little things, I would love to have some... We don't have them around here though.

 

[Cait]

I've added a page to my site about harvest mice: http://www.fancymice.info/harvestmice

 

[Rissy]

I have just seen the photo's brilliant. We don't have harvest mice either, nor satins, nor blu genes, so I 've been told. .

 

[emiliabird]

I would really love to keep harvest mice - i didn't realise you could either! They are so beautiful though. And sooooo tiny! I have two little brown mice - they are both fancy mice, but Audrey is the smallest and has that harvest mouse look about her. x

 

[Velvet_Meece]

I think you need to sit down and have a talk with her, licking windows just isn't....normal :lol: