Harvest Mice

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SpeedMattersNot

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4,506 posts

198 months

Sunday 29th April 2012
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Having had fish 4 years ago until breaking up with the ex-girlfriend, I always wanted them again. However, my current partner hates fish...but we both love hamsters. (We've currently got 4 female, 3 male and have bred them)

So, in a random pet shop I spotted they had various other rodents. One of the variants they had was Harvest Mice. I was sold...so 3 months later I treated myself to 3 harvest mice and a new vivarium. They're definately more entertaining and cute than fish and require a lot less effort when cleaning them out. Well happy. Took some phone pics, sorry for the rubbish quality...they're too fast!









Still got to sort their house out a bit more. Need to elevate their home, get better water/food bowls and put in better safe wood for them.

We're on the search for a hamster display cabinet to host these 7 cages. If anyone knows of anywhere that's good and cheap do let me know. P.s. we don't store them like this normally, only when cleaning the house.


Simpo Two

85,883 posts

267 months

Sunday 29th April 2012
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Can't help but is this your house?


SpeedMattersNot

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4,506 posts

198 months

Sunday 29th April 2012
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Haha...There are 2 cats in our street, luckily our next door neighbour often lets his dog out (as if it was a cat) so the cats don't come near our house smile

It's my brothers Patterdale Terrior we sometimes babysit the little fury dudes have to fear wink

balders118

5,856 posts

170 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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I've had hamster/gerbils before... does your hamster room not get a bit... smelly?

ETA: Harvest mice are very cery cute biggrin

Edited by balders118 on Monday 30th April 10:20

Mubby

1,237 posts

184 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee harvest mice and want some! I have looked at these many times but not gotten any yet, they are quite hard to find too! there is someone near me advertises them for £30 each but im not paying that! but if I see some at a reasonable price I would get them! so sweet!

SpeedMattersNot

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198 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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House can get a bit stinky, but if it's got that far you've already begun to neglect them. They say once a week for cleaning but I've found it varies for each hamster...our old stud Gizmo wee's so much we clean him once every 2 weeks but re-new his wee patch twice in that time frame.

The harvest mice were £35.99 for a pair. The vivarium with bedding, house, sawdust, food (bird seed) and some chews was £54 so I asked if he would make it upto 3 Mice all in for £100. Cheaper than my old fish tank alone was.

The pet shop I got them from is in Adeyfield, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.