Comments on: How much do live feed mice cost and do they make good pets? http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/ Honoring our furry loved ones! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:57:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: SecondStar http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-968 SecondStar Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:22:38 +0000 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-968 You've gotten some great advice so far but I thought I'd add that at the Petsmart I work at we don't sell ANY feeder mice. In fact we jack up the price of most of our small animals so they won't be used as feeder animals. I believe most Petsmarts are the same way, so if you're looking for a feeder mouse you might need to look elsewhere. I'm not sure at all about Petco, so that might be a good place to start. Most people in this area look to the independently owned, smaller pet stores for feeder animals. Good luck! You’ve gotten some great advice so far but I thought I’d add that at the Petsmart I work at we don’t sell ANY feeder mice. In fact we jack up the price of most of our small animals so they won’t be used as feeder animals. I believe most Petsmarts are the same way, so if you’re looking for a feeder mouse you might need to look elsewhere. I’m not sure at all about Petco, so that might be a good place to start. Most people in this area look to the independently owned, smaller pet stores for feeder animals. Good luck!

]]> By: facts74 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-967 facts74 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:44:37 +0000 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-967 It's my understanding that there really isn't much difference between "feeder" mice and fancy mice. You can find more information on this topic and on general mouse care here: I would also recommend trying to find a small animal rescue group in your area. They sometimes have mice available for adoption, and often the mice will already be hand-tamed. You can search for one by going to and searching for "small and furry" animals in your zipcode by using the search function on the left-hand side of the screen. Good luck! It’s my understanding that there really isn’t much difference between “feeder” mice and fancy mice. You can find more information on this topic and on general mouse care here:

I would also recommend trying to find a small animal rescue group in your area. They sometimes have mice available for adoption, and often the mice will already be hand-tamed. You can search for one by going to and searching for “small and furry” animals in your zipcode by using the search function on the left-hand side of the screen. Good luck!

]]> By: SuzieQ http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-966 SuzieQ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:18:11 +0000 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-966 Feeder mice are inexpensive, I have seen them for $1 USD. Fancy mice range $1 USD to $10 USD. I know several people who bought feeders at the *big box* pet store, and they have had a lot of success with them as pets. However, if you can find a fancy mouse I would suggest that as the better option. I have a LOT of pet mice and spend a LOT of time with them. I agree with you, it was difficult to locate information about mice. I started buying all the books I could find, then happened upon a couple of *mousery* web sites, which led to more sites, etc. When I checked Yahoo!Groups, I was delighted to see several groups expressly for mice! If your cousin is very young, always have someone supervise the activity because mice are fragile. And be prepared for some *smell* (the males are the worst). Buy at least 2 of the same *** - I recommend females as they tend to live together quite well. Hope this helps. Regards SuzieQ . . . ~~~(O8:> . . . . (squeak) Feeder mice are inexpensive, I have seen them for $1 USD. Fancy mice range $1 USD to $10 USD. I know several people who bought feeders at the *big box* pet store, and they have had a lot of success with them as pets. However, if you can find a fancy mouse I would suggest that as the better option.

I have a LOT of pet mice and spend a LOT of time with them. I agree with you, it was difficult to locate information about mice. I started buying all the books I could find, then happened upon a couple of *mousery* web sites, which led to more sites, etc. When I checked Yahoo!Groups, I was delighted to see several groups expressly for mice!

If your cousin is very young, always have someone supervise the activity because mice are fragile. And be prepared for some *smell* (the males are the worst). Buy at least 2 of the same *** - I recommend females as they tend to live together quite well.

Hope this helps.
Regards
SuzieQ . . . ~~~(O8:> . . . . (squeak)

]]> By: twilitekiller http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-965 twilitekiller Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:05:57 +0000 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-965 at my petstore, which is a privatly owned facility. we breed our own mice, not buy them from companies who probably treat them like dirt before they get to the store. we sell them for 1.39 and if you raise them from babies they are amazing little guys. just make sure you get two of the same *** or babies will happen times 20000% at my petstore, which is a privatly owned facility. we breed our own mice, not buy them from companies who probably treat them like dirt before they get to the store. we sell them for 1.39 and if you raise them from babies they are amazing little guys. just make sure you get two of the same *** or babies will happen times 20000%

]]> By: dcVixen http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-964 dcVixen Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:00:03 +0000 http://www.fluffybear.net/family_pets/how-much-do-live-feed-mice-cost-and-do-they-make-good-pets/#comment-964 Feeder mice run about $2 a piece. But!!! I would not recommend them as pets. I have a snake and we got her a mouse awhile back, she wouldn't eat it so my husband put her on my computer desk in a hampster cage. She became my pinky and I loved that little mouse. She was well taken care of - but died in little over 2 months. Afterwords I asked the people at the pet shop about it, and they said that feeder mice have much smaller life spans because they are not breed to be pets, only to be eaten - so they allow inbreeding and such which severely lowers life span. Fancy Mice - about $4-5 in Petsmart. Sometimes you may pay up to $10 but that's still not bad and they are not (supposedly)inbred and they have much longer life spans (though no mouse lives forever). Pinky (my feeder mouse pet) was very well behaved and loved to be petted and to run around in a hampster ball. They are very easy to get attached to - so for that reason alone I would recommend the fancy mice because of the longer life span. Feeder mice run about $2 a piece. But!!! I would not recommend them as pets. I have a snake and we got her a mouse awhile back, she wouldn’t eat it so my husband put her on my computer desk in a hampster cage. She became my pinky and I loved that little mouse. She was well taken care of - but died in little over 2 months. Afterwords I asked the people at the pet shop about it, and they said that feeder mice have much smaller life spans because they are not breed to be pets, only to be eaten - so they allow inbreeding and such which severely lowers life span.

Fancy Mice - about $4-5 in Petsmart. Sometimes you may pay up to $10 but that’s still not bad and they are not (supposedly)inbred and they have much longer life spans (though no mouse lives forever).

Pinky (my feeder mouse pet) was very well behaved and loved to be petted and to run around in a hampster ball. They are very easy to get attached to - so for that reason alone I would recommend the fancy mice because of the longer life span.

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