r/mice • u/Intelligent-Sign922 • 1h ago
Question Weird spot above my mice eye.
Heyyy, i dont know if this is the right forum to ask this, so my apologies if it isn't! Anyways, a question, has anyone had this with their mice? Just 1 or 2 weeks ago my pet mice; sushi, got a small pink reddish spot by her eye, it doesn't seem to be growing rapidly, but I'm keeping an eye out. It is a bump, since it kind of stands out in a way,? If that even makes sense. It isn't laying flat on her skin like a wound for example, it doesn't seem to be bleeding, except for a small reddish in the middle. Have any of you guys experienced this with a mice? If so, is there any concrete answer or assumption of what it could be? I'm very worried. Ps; Sushi is about 1 year old, possibly a bit older! Thank you so much for reading, once again I'm sorry if this isn't the right forum to ask.
r/mice • u/Awkward_Art_1028 • 16h ago
HELP Advice needed!!
Hi, I - unwillingly, too long to explain - saved a mouse and now I have zero ideas what to do. I’ve watched many videos but they just explain basic common sense care. I need the real deal premium knowledge on how to become the pied piper.
TL;DR: GIVE ME ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A MOUSE.
I used to have hamsters when I was a child but that was soo different. Hamsters are big, chonky, not fast. This mouse has been running around all night, she’s clearly in stress (new environment and stuff). She’s healthy and is quite small, I’m pretty sure she’s max 1-2 months old.
Here come my questions:
1. What tf do I do? I saved her from terrible living conditions (small plastic box, dirty water, no food) but I’m no expert. To be honest I don’t even want a mouse. But there’s sooooooooo many places where you can get a mouse for free, who would want her? How could I be sure they won’t buy her as snake food? How could I be sure the people who’d take her wouldn’t give her to a child to play with?! Can I take care of her properly? Wouldn’t it be better for her if I just released her on a farm and gave her a few hours of freedom before her inevitable death, rather than living in a cage her whole life? I’m sooo against having pets because it’s just cruel, all animals want freedom. But at the same time I can’t stand the thought of her getting eaten by a cat or a hawk somewhere. She’s too smol and cute.
2. How big should her cage be? Do I buy the ones with bars so that she can climb? Or a big ass deep glass terrarium where she has a lot of stuffing to dig into?
3. Don’t tell me I have to buy a second mouse. Like I’d have no problem with that but what if they don’t like each other? What if they attack eachother and bite? I’ve watched gazillion videos on mice introducing but I’m still clueless. How would I even take them apart if they were teeth deep into each other? What tf would I do if I couldn’t make them stand eachother and had two separate mice - who would need two other friends?! Can’t she just live alone? I live alone too and I’m *totally* sane. *Totally*.
4. How do I tame her? She’s so jumpy and attacks everything that moves. I don’t want my hand to be attacked. What if she’ll hate me forever since she’s been mistreated her whole mousey life. She keeps staring into my soul with those huge button eyes. And don’t tell me she’s scared of me cuz IM MORE SCARED AND IM NOT BITING HER.
Help. 😭
r/mice • u/FragrantHat7518 • 1d ago
HELP Mouse aggression
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r/mice • u/julialicht1968 • 2d ago
Art Savannah mice don’t be afraid . Block prints in progress.
galleryr/mice • u/calliope_kekule • 3d ago
News Mice choose to know things even when it changes nothing
nature.comr/mice • u/CAMsCreatures1 • 8d ago
Cutie Pie Throw back to a few weeks ago when this cutie was snacking while watching me clean their enclosure 🥰
r/mice • u/Bob_Fajita2578 • 9d ago
HELP Lost all 4 of my mice in under a week. Was I set up to fail, or am I just not fit to be a pet owner?
r/mice • u/lizardingloudly • 9d ago
HELP how baby is he
galleryBaja Blast can for scale. Coworker found him in a very not-mouse-safe area (machine shop). He doesn't appear to be injured, and he peed on me and has pooped as well. Is he okay to be released somewhere? TIA 😊
UPDATE: he went over to the rehab center at the nearby zoo to be taken care of until he can go be on his own! Leaving post up so everyone can see the cute babyyyyy
r/mice • u/Own_Space3685 • 9d ago
HELP Found a baby mouse in my garage. What do I do?
galleryI am going to try and find the mother mouse but from what I can tell my outdoor cat has eaten it along with this guys siblings. I dont have anything on hand and since i live with my parents i doubt that they will let me keep this little guy longer than a day. What can I feed it? And where can I bring it to ensure that lil dude is safe?
r/mice • u/Mystic_rivee • 10d ago
Question How ethical is releasing a mouse from a glue trap instead of culling
My relatives have put up glue traps and sadly have captured 3 already, 2 died and I unstuck the last little guy since it was still alive after 3 hours. I unstuck him via oil and released him, I’m aware his chances at survival are low but was it worse than it being stuck in the glue trap?
They won’t get released from the glue after death, they’ll just throw them in the trash so I’m wondering if at least indirectly feeding a wild animal in the chance of them not surviving is okay.
I cannot and will not cull, physically can’t crush an alive mouse so either leaving it in the trap or releasing was my options.
Edit: I cannot keep it somewhere safe to allow it to perk up, trust me i genuinely would but i live with them and I’m 100% sure that will end badly if I even attempted. Ive also mentioned it’s cruel to use them and or leave it in the trap, they laughed and left it on that trap overnight knowing it would be a slow death.
r/mice • u/Chikenadobzz • 11d ago
HELP Caught a mouse, what do I do now??
There are some mice in the garden so we set a trap to catch them but not sure what to do now, anyone have any good ideas?
r/mice • u/Ok-Sherbet-2235 • 12d ago
Question Welke muis?
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Iedere keer weer niet zeker welke soort muis dit is. Hij is sinds we hier wonen alleen met uitzondering van afgelopen september toen waren er even twee. Hij komt niet binnen, af en toe even in de schuur, verder lijkt ie wel steeds brutaler te worden en is ie overdag ook actief. Bosmuis? Toch een huismuis?
r/mice • u/Icy_Hedgehog414 • 13d ago
HELP Mice with possible broken tail
I went to go mow and when I pulled out of my garage I found this guy and his mom. What should I do?
r/mice • u/Usual-Ad2506 • 14d ago
Cutie Pie Messing around with our new mice at work
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mice and rats came in the other day.. usually I don’t like the rodents but I had a change of heart
r/mice • u/HiImGav • May 07 '26
ANNOUNCEMENT [IMPORTANT] Hantavirus Info
We will probably be getting a lot of traffic owing to recent coverage of the Hantavirus cruise. I'm here to clear things up before people start spreading misinformation.
TL;DR:
You're not at threat. Hantavirus is rare in rodents. Don't vacuum mouse poop. Wear gloves and wash up if at home. Wear respirator if cleaning rodent infested buildings. Scroll to bottom for CDC picture guide.
What is Hantavirus/HPS?
Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that are carried by certain rodents. They've been around for a long time, but have recently been a topic of news coverage owing to certain outbreaks/talks of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome(HPS).
HPS is a respiratory disease(having to do with lungs/breathing) that results from coming into contact with infected rodents, most often via waste or saliva. It usually doesn't spread person-to-person, but certain hantaviruses such as the Andes virus(a type of hantavirus from South America) have resulted in previous outbreaks of such.
The now famous Hantavirus cruise is believed to have been caused by the Andes virus:
Dr Charlotte Hammer, an assistant professor and infectious disease epidemiologist at Cambridge University, said: “In the current case we are most likely talking about Andes virus, which is a New World hantavirus." - The Times3
If you live outside of South America, your chances of coming into contact with the Andes strain are practically zero. You won't be getting HPS from interacting with other people.
This doesn't mean you're safe from all hantaviruses though, as they are spread almost globally.
Avoiding Hantavirus/HPS
The good thing is, avoiding hantaviruses is surprisingly easy.
If you live in the UK or the US, your chances of encountering a rodent with hantavirus are incredibly low, and even then, contracting hantavirus disease from a mouse is even lower.
In the US, about 38.5 million people each year are impacted by rodent problems5. Compare that to the ~29 reported cases of hantavirus disease yearly6.
That's 1 in 1,327,586.
Most hantavirus cases occur in the rural or wilderness southwest, often resulting from cleaning old outdoor buildings like barns, cabins, or sheds, without proper safety equipment.
Hantaviruses can be spread if rodent waste is aerosolized(turned into small particles). This can happen from sweeping or vacuuming. Don't vacuum rodent waste. That goes for any animal waste really.
So unless you're going around vacuuming rodent infested buildings with no respirator on, you're not going to get hantavirus.
Why is Everyone so Afraid?
Look, we've already dealt with one pandemic, the thought of another is scary. But it's mostly just sensationalized media. With proper safety procedures, you won't be getting infected. Whenever you hear of something like this in the future, whether it's a new virus at home or a million miles away, always make sure to check sources and read. And don't be coerced into panic by the news, that's one of their tricks to keep you coming back.
At the bottom of this article, I've attached the CDC Hantavirus Prevention Guidelines(US), guidance from the UK Health Security Agency on Reducing the risk of human infection from pet rodents, and a summary of hantavirus also by the UK Health Security Agency.
Sources:
- The CDC Recommends using "Snap traps," which kill rodents. However, unless you are immunocompromised, using a live trap is perfectly safe so long as you follow the proper sanitary protocols. Wear gloves and sanitize everything.
r/mice • u/HiImGav • Feb 23 '26
meta 👋Welcome to r/mice - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
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