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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[txtriffidranch.livejournal.com]

Very much so, but the bright side is that they mellow out very nicely in captivity. Nobody's quite sure as to why this is (I suspect that it has everything to do with the amount of UVB the lizards receive in the wild), but they become remarkably dog-tame with regular handling. Naturally, they still give about the same kick as a Western diamondback rattlesnake, and their bites are still horrendous even without the venom, but as I said, they're my totem animal. (Spending nine months of the year underground, emerging only to suck eggs, and confronting interlopers with a venomous bite and a surly disposition...yep, that sounds like me, all right.)