Will this shock them?

Lauren

So I have two "baby" ( not pinkie ) mice. And they are living in a small bin, as I got them as a present. I have 7 mice at the time. Please don't say tanks are bad, I don't have any extra wire cages.

Anyways I have a 20 gallon tank. And my friend ( who gave them to me) had them in a smallish crittertrail. And at the pet store they were in like a 3 gallon tank. Do you think this will shock them moving into the 20 gallon? Should I using a divider and make it bigger as they grow?
They can run ( a little wobbly:D ) and their eyes are open, and they can be without their mother.!

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Being in a home bigger than the minimum size is fine. It is being in a home that is smaller than the minimum size that is a problem. I am sure the mice will be thrilled with the palatial new home.

I am unclear, though, if you intend to add the juveniles to a tank already housing a doe colony or is this a home just for them? I hope it is the latter because too many things are likely to go wrong introducing more than 4 does total. Also, what gender are the juveniles? If they are does, they will be fine together of course, but bucks past the age of 4 weeks old must be housed alone as they can and do fight, often until death. Even siblings must be separated. You mention they are old enough to be living apart from Mom which means they are at least 4 weeks old. If you are unsure of gender, you need to verify because mouse bubs are gender separated at 4 weeks to the day because pregnancy can occur at this age. (Although it is not common to happen at this young age it can so better safe than sorry.)

TFM is a great mouse site with information on sexing as well as a mouse cage calculator that might interest you if not now in the future to ensure cage size is adequate for a specific number of doe mice in a colony. Links follow:

http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/sexing.cfm

http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/cagecalculator.cfm

I read your Qs about bins, food and names, and rather than answer separate I will just add here. As far as bins, they are fine for housing a colony of does. In fact, I switched from wire cages when Daisy squeezed through 1/4" bars. Like tanks, nightly spot cleaning of the tinkle/poo areas is mandatory to prevent ammonia build-up. A bonus to having to do this nightly chore is it will help reduce odor. If you opt to use a bin home, you will need to convert the lid because as you know, mice are clever and a jumper will persist until she reaches the top edge. (I learned this the hard way when using an extremely tall bin I thought nobody could ever get close to. My beloved Houdini, formerly known as Little Brown Bear, did and it has been converted lids ever since no matter how tall the bin.) If you need help with converting the lid, SmallAngelsRescue is a rodent rescue in Maryland that has the best instructions in my opinion for making a bin home. Link below:

http://www.smallangelsrescue.org/doc/small_angels_rescue_hamster_cage_guide.pdf
(Scroll down to "Make Your Own Cage". May take a moment to load.)

Regarding food, many people in the mouse community that use a commercial mix (in order to provide mental stimulation by allowing them to choose which lab block alone will not do) use Brown's Tropical Carnival hamster/gerbil mix. You are spot on that the majority of mice should not have more than 13% crude protein in which the BTC mouse/rat mix has too much. Most of us remove the peanuts, sunflower seeds, dried corn and raisins, though. The first and second are high allergy/calorie foods. The third has been linked to cancer/mold problems. The fourth can cause renal failure. Mice can also be given fresh vegetables/fruit up to twice per week, but more will cause Diarrhea. Only offer one new food at a time and in small amounts to taste at first so as to not upset tummies. TFM has a section on diet on the Fancy Mouse Information page as well as a Nutrition category on the forum. I shall include one thread of many on safe/unsafe foods although you likely need to register to read the thread:

http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/diet.cfm

http://forum.thefunmouse.com/index.php

http://forum.thefunmouse.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16486&p=142528&hilit=tomato#p142519

If you still need help with names, RatsRule, although obviously a rat site, has a database of names that can be used with mice, too. There is also a Mouse Name Generator site that is silly, but kind of fun to play around with:

http://www.ratsrule.com/names.html

http://www.languageisavirus.com/pet-names/mouse-name-generator.html

I was very glad to read these bubs were rescued. I wish you all the best with them and your other 7 mice.

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