[EmtheFishLady]

Thank you everybody! As far as the snake - he has clips, but apparently is strong enough to pop them off, so we're buying a better method tonight and he's got a wealth of dictionaries and text books to contend with for the time being (and a belly full of mice). It's just one of those things that comes with owning lots of animals - sometimes they don't get along. :\

Jack - I'm in no mood to be told to start over, sorry to be blunt. I am poor because I already have invested around 300 or so on bottles, cages, drawers, bedding, etc., and because I just lost my job. I am fully aware of the cost of mice, as I've been keeping them for years. I will not be able to afford "quality" stock for a long time, but refuse to believe that these are inferior. They came from a breeder too, you know, just one who sold to the pet store. I'll buy show mice when I have another job, okay?

Thanks everybody for the advice, I'm pretty bummed about this.

It'll get better. You'll replace the cage top and he won't get out again, so no more free mice treats for him!
Try not to get down, set backs happen to everyone.

 

[moustress]

Early on I made some stupid mistakes that made me just howl. I still screw up on occasion.

 

[Toast]

Well, thats conforting.

 

[Lime Green Mouse]

Just an update - I had put the little mouse on Tylosin, since no other antibiotics were readily available, and she is showing a lot of improvement. I'm waiting to celebrate until the whole course is finished, because I've seen some critters look like they're getting better and then bite the dust, but in the meantime I'm pretty excited for her.

Fingers crossed!

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Just an update - I had put the little mouse on Tylosin, since no other antibiotics were readily available, and she is showing a lot of improvement. I'm waiting to celebrate until the whole course is finished, because I've seen some critters look like they're getting better and then bite the dust, but in the meantime I'm pretty excited for her.

Fingers crossed!

Mine too! Good Luck!

 

[moustress]

That's just great,Limey (is it OK to call you that?)

While I too have made the sad decision to put down a sick mousie on occasion, it's a judgment that's always hard. Taking care of a sick mousie is hard work and I feel that giving a mousie another few months of life can be well worth the effort. Considering how short their lives are, that's the mousie equivalent of years! (I should post my 'ugly' mousie in this Forum).

 

[Lime Green Mouse]

Yeah, you can call me Limey. It's an insult, right? I don't know, I'm not British heh, not many things bug me, though. Em calls me Lime and that seems to be workin'.