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Old 24-02-2008, 01:52 PM
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has anyone got any mice for sale, they are to feed to my royals. i would need them posting also.
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How do you propose to 'send' 'live mice'????
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Old 24-02-2008, 04:49 PM
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Maybe it would be easier to find a mouse breeder in your area.

What area are you in?

I often send reptiles out via courier and know they carry birds, but my understanding is that TNT do NOT carry rodents.

In any event, once you have them you may find it easier to set up your own breeding group.

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get to a petshop and buy some, if you are going to need them on even a semi regular basis then you'll need to breed them yourself or find some very locally.

I seriously don't think you'll get someone to post you mice! bit wrong to even ask IMO.
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If you buy from a pet shop they can not sell them to you legally if you say they are for reptile food. Their license is for pets livestock only.
Just say you are setting up a collection, buy a few and breed them.

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theres a shop in ossett that sells mice/rats @ £2 a pop, though my mum and dad will only take me up there every few week and they wont let me keep mice. though i may just buy a few and put them in a large plastic tub. say buy 6 every 3 week or somert. what do mice need to live, and whats the best for gutloading
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theres a shop in ossett that sells mice/rats @ £2 a pop, though my mum and dad will only take me up there every few week and they wont let me keep mice. though i may just buy a few and put them in a large plastic tub. say buy 6 every 3 week or somert. what do mice need to live, and whats the best for gutloading

well youd have to keep and feed them then either way before feeding, just buy some normal hampster/mice/rat food from the shop, cheap as anything, and works fine, and a bottle of water
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well youd have to keep and feed them then either way before feeding, just buy some normal hampster/mice/rat food from the shop, cheap as anything, and works fine, and a bottle of water
so couldn't use a dish?
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You could use a dish, but you`d have to change it every 10 minutes as they will fill it with bedding.

If you are going to have mice you must be prepared to care for them properly, and keep them as live animals and not like "food".
They need a good tank or cage, ideally tubes and boxes to hide/breed in, a decent quality food (they don`t need gutloading) ie rat/mouse/dog food. Hamster food isn`t really suitable if you intend to keep them for breeding, as its too low in protien. Mice are omnivorous and need meat in some form. Mine adore mealworms
You`ll need a bottle of water to keep the water clean and fresh.

I believe any "feeder" item, whether it be rodent or insect has the right to be cared for properly in life.

And no, not many people will post mice.
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so are your royals non feeders then?? what methods have you tried.
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