One of the Princes (and a squashed Scamper)

Strawberries!

I gave the mice some strawberry tops today. So far, the green part got devoured and the actual berry part was left behind. Weird!

We have a few potential homes lined up. Ideally we'll get two homes so that the boys can go in a pair and in a trio. Mice shouldn't be lonely!

--The Mom

Play date

The mice had a play date with some of our friends again today. The girls came up with the idea of racing the mice across a little desk. They had a great time!

Skippy John made nicey-nice with me today, which made me feel good. He's one of our two satin mice (the other is Silvermist), meaning that their coats are extra shiny. He's really a cutie, and he's the smallest of the lot, I think.

Still no for-sure homes yet for anybody. Bummer.

I'm thinking that Jane will need to go back to her home soon. I don't know if they are still nursing anymore at all but she's not interested in sharing her multigrain club cracker pieces with any of them, I can tell you that. Skippy John is all about eating, though, and he'll just march up and take someone else's piece. That's how SJ rolls!

---The Mom

Mice getting a clean home

Yesterday we got a wheel. I taught them how to do it but it didn't work so well because the mice were all around and looking at it. I put some of the mice inside the wheel and tried to turn it. They just sat in it and sat in it and sat in it.

Jane used it and ran like a speeding bullet!

Today we moved them into the bathtub. They sat on me. I put boys and girls on each leg. We gave them corn and crackers. They liked it.

The cage was getting cleaned. When we put them back in one of the Princes was trying to jump up the window! They ran all around. Jane ran on the wheel and the babies tried to run on the wheel. The wheel doesn't really turn when the babies are in it.

We put tunnels in the cage. They were made out of toilet paper rolls. We cut a hole in one of them. They went through the hole.

 The mice had a great time!

--The Girl

Apparently my phone, which took a lake bath a while back, isn't videoing properly right now. I can't imagine why, ha. So, sorry for the screwed up sound. --The Mom

Oh my gosh, my bathtub is full of mice.

Yes, I disinfected it afterwards.

Playing in the tub!

Jane eats a cracker

The three sisters

A booster seat for the water bottle.

Sad...

I'm sad because Skippy John Mouse has started running from me when I try to pick him up. Doesn't he remember that I'm, like, his grandmother?

The two Princes

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These two mice just typed this on my phone. Nice. Anyway, we can't tell them apart and one of them was named Prince, so....

Silvermist

Blaze

Hey boy playing Minecraft!

There's something on your shoulder. ...

Scamper

Blaze

This one was orange but is now significantly less so. It depends on the light. The Boy named him Blaze.

Rascal

Tired and hungry at the end of the day

Big Day!

The babies are eating hard food! They ate bread, they ate lab blocks, and they also ate a little seed!

We cleaned their cage. We put stuff in it and cut a hole in the box. While we were cleaning the cage, the mice went in the bathtub. I went in the bathtub too. Then the mice went up in my dress! It was a little hard to get them out!

---The Girl

EATING! !!!

Grooming each other

Mouse formerly known as Jewel, now called Jade.

Mousercize

Working and wearing a friend

Training one of the boys