That is in person in a shop or even purchased online (frozen or live, but more on that later).Īlso, they don’t require much maintenance because most owners understand they are literally purchased for food. In all honesty, the biggest benefit is their cost and availability. What are the main reasons why they are quite popular amongst reptile owners? Well, in this section I am going to explain exactly why this is the case. You may be wondering what is so good about feeder mice. If they are not gnawed down they stand the risk of overgrowing and causing knock-on problems such as weight loss, malnutrition, etc. Basically they need to be gnawed down to stop them overgrowing. They grow at a fast rate and need to be managed. Incisor IssuesĪnother problem that mice face is with their incisors. And pinworms, they are just as bad, causing serious bouts of diarrhea, etc.
FEEDER MICE SKIN
They cause some serious itchy and sore skin for the mice which leads to other issues. However, they are still vulnerable to pick up parasites. ParasitesĪccording to this site, they say that mice are generally clean and healthy. But, in this section, I will explore this with you. But are they though? This may seem like an obvious answer. You may have heard many people look down on mice and label them as “dirty”. But the reality is a lot of the fancy mice sold in pet shops come from breeders that have large scale feeder setups. According to this site, they are not advocates of using feeder mice as pets.
These fancy mice are freely available in many pet shops. Since then, they have become domesticated and docile. They usually are directly caught from the wild or originated from a wild mouse somewhere in their previous generations. Well, in this section I will explain exactly what they are and some more related facts.Ī fancy mouse is basically a mouse that has been bred as a pet or even for an exhibition. You may be wondering what I was on about. What’s a “Fancy Mouse”?Įarlier you heard me mention the term “Fancy mouse”. Whereas, the large ones can be 20 – 50 grams. Typically the small or medium feeders are less than 20 grams. Which is good to help with your lizard’s ideal sizing. They are usually separated into two or three smaller sub-groups (small, medium & Large). These are the largest type of feeder mice. As a general rule, you shouldn’t feed them anything bigger than the distance between each of their eyes. You need to be careful that they are the correct sizing for your lizard. They are called “Fuzzy” because of the small layer of fur that they have grown by this time. These mice are bigger than pinkie mice, but not substantially. They can be purchased live or even frozen. They are so young in fact that they are completely hairless (no fur). Basically, they are small mice, typically less than 5 days old. Pinkie mice are great for younger lizards, such as juvenile or hatchlings, depending on the species. In this section, I will explain the different types of feeders and which type of lizards typically consume them. This is great because there is a wide range of lizards, of differing sizes as well. This just means that they are an option, make sense? What Types of Feeders are there?įeeder mice come in a range of sizes. This does not mean that feeder mice are their staple diet. But, I am saying there are at least some that are known to eat them, are you with me?Īlso, just because they are known to eat them. Therefore, not all of them will consume feeder mice. Understand this, some of the lizards above are a part of a large group, with many sub-species, e.g. The following lizards are known to consume feeder mice: With all this talk about feeder mice, you may be keen to understand what type of lizard will actually consume them, right? Well, that’s good news! Why? Well, I will be sharing some information on this now in this section. Either through being eaten (by lizards, snakes, etc) or neglect by their breeders/owners. With that being said, although they have the same capabilities at birth, to your conventional pet mouse, their lifespan is likely to be much shorter. And, there is no real effort put into extending their life. Meaning, they are not cared for as well as a pet mouse. Feeder mice a bred specifically for food. They are the same mouse but just treated differently. The reality is, there is no real difference. Well, in this section I will explain just that now. You may be wondering what the difference is between a normal pet mouse (fancy mouse, more on this later), a wild mouse and an actual feeder mouse.
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