The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[orpheus.]

Haven't been posting on this thread much, sorry to hear about your ratties Spiderfish, but congrats on the new guy, he's absolutely gorgeous. c:

I miss Momo cuddles but at least I still have one little cuddlebug left. Pip's never been as skittish as Merry and recently he's enjoyed having some cuddles during cage cleaning time, he still has his wonky hind leg and his stubby tail but it doesn't seem to hinder him, he really enjoys curling up in my pocket or just sitting in my palm and getting stroked. For a wild mouse he's pretty calm, and seems pretty content with his life.

Sorry for the crappy photo quality, camera wouldn't focus on his face.

[arcticwolf]

bell peppers, but not too often, those can cause mouth fungus if given every day)

Source for that? My pigs have been getting chunks of bell pepper (all colours, green most often) every day for four years now and I've never had a single problem.

I thought you shouldn't give any color of peppers too often because of there sweetness but I guess it's OK a little bit a day? How much do you recommend?
Also I often let my Piggie outside in my yard to eat clover and weeds and etc, does that count as him eating veggies?
Of course I give him plenty of veggies but I'm just wondering because lettuce might have the similar components then say...clover? I have no idea really just asking!
I give Zeke almost everyday:
•whole radish sliced in half
•plenty of lettuce
•a little bit of kale
•little bit of carrot

So that's pretty much his veggie menu although sometimes I'll give him a little bit of apple or a grape and some bell pepper. My mom uses bell peppers in a lot of meals so she uses up the peppers ill give to Zeke. I used to give Zeke way to much carrot now he's on a carrot diet I hope he's OK<3
The pellts I use gave vitamin C in them anyway as well as other less surgery veggies. I try to give him a varied heathy diet!

1/8 of a bell pepper (slice one up into eighths) should be given every single day. The green ones are not too sugary to be given on a daily basis, and pellets that contain vitamin C are not a replacement to peppers. May I ask what pellets you use? Weeds and clover do not count as veggies. Grass can be given in addition to hay, but again, it does not count as vegetables. I'm glad he's on a "carrot diet" as carrots shouldn't be given in excess amounts.

[Ad Ress]

bell peppers, but not too often, those can cause mouth fungus if given every day)

Source for that? My pigs have been getting chunks of bell pepper (all colours, green most often) every day for four years now and I've never had a single problem.

I thought you shouldn't give any color of peppers too often because of there sweetness but I guess it's OK a little bit a day? How much do you recommend?
Also I often let my Piggie outside in my yard to eat clover and weeds and etc, does that count as him eating veggies?
Of course I give him plenty of veggies but I'm just wondering because lettuce might have the similar components then say...clover? I have no idea really just asking!
I give Zeke almost everyday:
•whole radish sliced in half
•plenty of lettuce
•a little bit of kale
•little bit of carrot

So that's pretty much his veggie menu although sometimes I'll give him a little bit of apple or a grape and some bell pepper. My mom uses bell peppers in a lot of meals so she uses up the peppers ill give to Zeke. I used to give Zeke way to much carrot now he's on a carrot diet I hope he's OK<3
The pellts I use gave vitamin C in them anyway as well as other less surgery veggies. I try to give him a varied heathy diet!

Oh does that count for rats?

[Centri]

Oh does that count for rats?

Rats do not need to get a certain dose of Vitamin C each day since they produce their own (humans and guinea pigs are among the very few animals who don't), so you do not need to worry about that specific part. But they should be given some kinds of vegetables among their other fresh food each day for the other nutrients they contain.

[Ad Ress]

Okay thank you,I feed my rat lots of bell peppers a day usually.
(He LOVES them!) Thanks again!

[_breezy_star_]

Bess (g.pig) doesn't seem to like her peppers. lol She loves the red leaf lettuce though. I guess I'll have to try some different vitamin c veggies. lol

[spiderfish]

@ Centri

Thank you
Yeah, he looks very similar to what Timbre did when he was that age, so quite likely he's roan. I think he's darker than Timbre was though? I'm not sure, I'll have to dig photo's out.

Oh, I'm definitely getting along with him! He's such a little sweetheart, and because he's on his own right own, a complete attention hog XD I'm sure he'll get on with them fine


@ darkvoodoo

Yeah, me too XD

What age do roans coats start changing? Can't remember how old Timbre was when his did. Though fingers crossed this guys doesn't XD


@ wombat

Thank you! *hugs*

Merry is adorable! Is he a harvest mouse? I swear, if I can ever get my hands on a cheap exo-terra viv, I'll have colony of those XD

[Centri]

@ Centri

Thank you
Yeah, he looks very similar to what Timbre did when he was that age, so quite likely he's roan. I think he's darker than Timbre was though? I'm not sure, I'll have to dig photo's out.

Oh, I'm definitely getting along with him! He's such a little sweetheart, and because he's on his own right own, a complete attention hog XD I'm sure he'll get on with them fine


@ darkvoodoo

Yeah, me too XD

What age do roans coats start changing? Can't remember how old Timbre was when his did. Though fingers crossed this guys doesn't XD


@ wombat

Thank you! *hugs*

Merry is adorable! Is he a harvest mouse? I swear, if I can ever get my hands on a cheap exo-terra viv, I'll have colony of those XD

It's very indivudual when they start changing, some have become noticeably paler before they've even become old enough to move at 5 weeks, others are still almost unchanged when they're a year old. So you'll just have to wait and see

[darkvoodoo]

They generally roan with every molt starting at 4 to 6 weeks old. It starts at the face, sides and tail area.
The amount they lighten varies with the lines so it may not be noticeably the first few times

[orpheus.]

@Spiderfish
Ahh, I got their names mixed up in my post, the mouse pictured is Pippin, he's a wood mouse. c:
Merry's a bank vole, I'll try and get photos of her up when I clean out her cage (that's if she stays still long enough). I've always been a huge fan of harvest mice though, they're such sweet little critters - if you end up getting them make sure to post lots of photos!
and ship them to me