Mousies!

[ellen_datlow]

So...how many of you know that there are Mouse shows (like cat and dog shows) where enthusiasts show their mice? I just discovered this on a listserve I'm on (ghost stories not mice) and was pointed to this site:
national mouse club

Go to "breed standards" and you'll some really pretty mice. Especially the "satin"--champagne and the agouti under the "AOV" section.

I was hoping they preened or did special walks as dogs do but no such luck. Still. Cool, no?

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[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

None a the moment. I had three females, but as it happened only two of them were female, so then I had 25 mice, the vast majority of them hairless and tiny. So I decided to take a break from anything where you can't tell the difference. Now I have the hamster, who likes living alone and is clearly female, at least judging from the eyelashes.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

ohmigod! Um, what did you do with 25 mice?

Ha! Never trust eyelashes to prove gender. Haven't you seen guys with gorgeous eyelashes?

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

Well, that was sort of the case with Cary, who was tiny and had huge eyes and was the most feminine mouse I have ever seen. Crossdressing was very, very good to him.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It sounds as if he had a wonnnnderful time.

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

We called him The Sperminator.

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

After trying pretty hard to find homes for them, I gave the babies to my friend the vet tech. Best not to ask beyond that.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

My old savannah monitor Steadman could have given plenty of suggestions. Suppertime was a rodent recreation of Valley of Gwangi.