Glory is Pregnant and Enola is a Jumper

[@Lillian2167]

I'd say Enola would be a great idea for future breedings, she's going to give smart and pretty babies I think :3 Also Glory is so wide now, she looks so sweet :D

[@christinescorey7406]

I never realised how very sociable mice are in their groups. You can see why they've been so successful as a species 😊

[@Kira-nu5dd]

I love gingers, my favorite mouse was a ginger. You can never have too many!

[@Aisha-721]

So was my favorite cat. My first cat was ginger and white.

[@ellenbrooks8061]

You should try and write a little story about Enola and her adventures! She'd make a fantastic heroine for a children's book 💛

[@sylviekins]

I really adore the golden colour of these mice, and adorable little ears with the bright beady eyes. They really are most delightful💕💕💕

[@dorothygale5032]

How lovely to see your hubby and your dog. That was nice. I absolutely love your channel! Thank you 😍

[@topcomment7582]

My mouse recently had babies too :) They're 12 days old as of now! She gave birth to 12, unfortunately she couldn't support all of them. 1 mysteriously disappeared (she may have abandoned it) and the other died, so she consumed it. But we still have 10 healthy babies who are about to open their eyes!

[@gracehaven5459]

What did you end up doing with the babies?

[@gracehaven5459]

Seems like more than I could handle lol

[@topcomment7582]

@@gracehaven5459 I released 8 of them in the forest near a clean water source and gave them some starter food. I kept a black female who I named Juniper, and a chocolate tan who I named Hazel!

[@marrmaladee]

@@topcomment7582 never get mice again bro you do not deserve them

[@topcomment7582]

@@marrmaladee yeahhhhh ik... i was like 11 ☠☠

[@senocracy]

I adore mice, but don’t know if I could deal with the grief of losing them so quickly. Thank you for your videos!!

[@elley-joshone2603]

Hullo beautiful mices 🐭🐭🐭 cant wait to see the new babies soon! - how awesome that was to hear crunchy snow underfoot 😃 I'm in the UK and, its raining..

[@lirumlarumtenebrarum3383]

I wrote this under your last video - maybe you didn't noticed it. Ginger mice inherit the Ay gene which in most cases causes obesity if dominant. This can't be treated properly with "healthy" food, so if some of your mice (not the cubs) stay skinny, the food is totally fine. Furthermore if this gene is inherited from both parents, an embryo is not viable and pregnancies won't happen (which may be the case of you having trouble breeding your mice). English is not my native language, but I hope I can help you with this information. :) PS: Please don't restrict the seedmix because seeds are the healthiest for them. It would be better to sort out the sunflower seeds, mealworms and nuts because that'll make them gain the most weight and these should be fed individually.

[@CreekValleyCritters]

Thanks for the info. I knew about gingers having the obesity gene but I did not know it was lethal if a pup inherited both copies. I have introduced two new mice recently to my colony, hopefully this will help. The next time I mix my seed mix I will keep your info in mind. Do you know where I could get a good recipe for a healthy mouse seed mix?

[@lirumlarumtenebrarum3383]

@@CreekValleyCritters I'm glad I can help! When you talked about having problems with breeding, I remembered there was something with this gene I've read a while ago. Well I don't know any english sources but a good basic are actually budgie mixes because of the seeds (there shouldn't be any strange additives like salt, yeast or other stuff). I'll try to translate some ingredients with google: Millet seeds (japanese, manna, platah, red, senegalese, silver), cardi, dari and milo seeds are the best basics and should be at least 50% of your mix in any variety. Then buckwheat, oats, oat meal, barley, wheat, rye and spelled can be like 30%. For the remaining 20% you can add sesame, linseed, pea flakes, dried vegetables like beetroot, carrots, celery, fennel, broccoli and dried herbs like nettle, daisies, cornflower blossoms, dandelion root with herbs, parsley, marigold blossoms, hibiscus blossoms. Of course some of the dried stuff may also be fresh. You can add mealworms, sunflower seeds and nuts but I would feed these separately (so you can monitor how much the obese mice will eat of those).

[@CreekValleyCritters]

@@lirumlarumtenebrarum3383 Thanks for the info :)

[@lirumlarumtenebrarum3383]

@@CreekValleyCritters Just one detail I totally forgot... No parsley for pregnant mice. Best wishes to you and your little troublemakers. :)

[@hiromichan33]

Loving all the Enola content

[@WEYffles]

Your mice are so cute 🥰 it makes me miss my gerbils! I have a question: How do you introduce “new blood” to the lineage? Do you buy them from other breeders?

[@CreekValleyCritters]

I would love to buy from breeders but I live in such an isolated part of the world that this is impossible. I have to get new mice occasionally from my pet store to prevent too much inbreeding. I try to chose wisely but usually there is little choice, you take what you can get. Over the last two months I have bought three pet store mice: Feline to keep Archie company (she is infertile so perfect for him), Cloud because I desperately needed a new male since my males were not making anyone pregnant and then when I discovered that 'he' was actually a 'she', little Clyde. I have been trying for two months to breed my mice but so far no one is getting pregnant. I have never had this problem in my mousery before, I don't really know what is going wrong. Hopefully by the end of the month there will be some round tummies, otherwise my line will die out completely, the females will start getting too old to breed safely.

[@inspiredclips8245]

I've never seen a pregnant mouse! Thank you! Is that the mouse you had out last video and said her Father is a jumper in the lower space? Have a great day! Laural

[@lux4785]

You'll see when they're near the birth they became very w i d e haha Yes it's the same mouse (the one who's a jumper, not the prego one) ! Apparently she took after her father!

[@CreekValleyCritters]

Glory is pregnant, Enola, who is Archie's daughter is not, still too young.

[@inspiredclips8245]

@@CreekValleyCritters Thank you, I failed to specify. I should have asked if the jumper you spoke of is the same mouse who was out w the other mouse who is a jumper? One of your viewers straighten me out nicely too. Thank you again! Laural

[@miraseraina1371]

I loved when you're telling about mice ~~

[@lux4785]

Do you breed them to have a lineage with specific traits (satin gene, long ginger pelt) or to have well tempered mice without buying them from petstore? Maybe both? Either way they're as always super cute and you take great take of them They're the most happy little rodents on Earth 🐁 Do you still have wild horses around? Love these vid too

[@CreekValleyCritters]

I am breeding my own because they tend to be so much more interactive and confident than store bought mice, healthier and larger with all the good care they get as babies. My line is also super cute with their longer fur and blunter faces. I am still filming wild horses, it is just that I do not think they quite fit in with all the mouse videos. I have unlisted most of them but you can find them in a playlist on my channel. If you want to follow the Yukon wildies, there is a Facebook group all about them that I run and post videos and photos on: Yukon Wild Horses facebook.com/groups/269240104323380 .

[@Chia897]

@@CreekValleyCritters I think both the horse and mouse videos are lovely! Thank you for providing such wholesome and lovely content

[@johnnyforsure8971]

Enola is such a joy to watch.

[@taylahsanimals9269]

Nice! Two of my mice are pregnant too!

[@frankhansen190]

Them mice are just the cutest little mice and that is what I say lmao.

[@kellyovieda7268]

Can't wait to see the babies. They are all so cute.

[@lukydelgado5984]

They are beautiful. When I was growing up. Rodents are not something I was into. When I was raising my children. My oldest daughter asked for a rat. I started watching them. I noticed how beautiful they are. My children are grown up. I have 4 rats, 2 males and 2 females.

[@Oceangirl60]

Thank you so much for sharing!!❤

[@alexpritc]

I think we all saw "Enola is a Jumper" coming haha

[@caposhepherd7107]

Was looking for this comment lol, saw it coming

[@РенКейних]

Good day! Tell me where you can buy such wonderful mouse houses? Or maybe there are more detailed photos to take yourself? There are few such goods in Russia.

[@CreekValleyCritters]

I make most of them myself but some you can buy on Amazon. You just have to search 'hamster houses'.

[@5-minutewitness197]

I'm never sorry that you find it difficult to stop filming. Are we to understand that you have a gentleman friend? :D

[@CreekValleyCritters]

That is my husband

[@5-minutewitness197]

@@CreekValleyCritters Congratulations!! I'm so glad!

[@miadodson1938]

OMG! I LOVE Enola

[@deborahprkn]

Loved this video ❤️🇬🇧❤️

[@Kira-nu5dd]

Tips on how to start my breeding program? I breed dogs so I know quite a bit about genetics but don't know where to get my mice to start my lines. There aren't any breeders near me- the closest one I found was nearly 1000 miles away. Is there a safe way to import mice from other states/countries? I've always gotten my mice from the reptile shop near me that sells feeders but I wouldn't want to breed those mice as they aren't very good genetics wise and I don't know who's related to who. Thanks! :)

[@CreekValleyCritters]

If you really want to get into breeding and you cannot get well bred mice, you have to make do with the available feeders. My line of mice traces back to feeders but after a few generations of careful selection you can get what you want, especially if temperament is your highest priority. Feeder mice can also make wonderful pets.

[@catsheep1690]

Their so pretty!

[@karlh757]

I have a new mouse a male and I love him so much I’m really wanting to carry his family on and get a female mouse just one litter I’m really nervous about doing it, I don’t want to make mouse to get sad when I take him away from the female again when I no she is pregnant would he miss her ect? Note I’m only doing this for carry the family on not for money just for me to enjoy and care for them

[@CreekValleyCritters]

The best thing for a male mouse is to get neutered by a vet so he can live with females and not be lonely. If you live somewhere where there are no vets who will do this surgery, then he will have to live alone. He can still be happy if you give him a ton of attention. As to breeding, keep in mind that mice can have very large litters with a lot of male mice who each will need to have their own cage when they grow up. Finding good homes for mice is difficult, so if you do breed, assume you will be keeping everyone. Breeding mice is usually best left for experienced mouse keepers. To find out more about responsible mouse breeding, you should look up some mouse forums and mouse breeding groups in Facebook so you understand everything that is involved before you try. The biggest danger of breeding mice is ending up with WAY more mice than you can properly care for and then everyone will suffer.

[@katelennon6869]

Beautiful

[@NikaProzorova]

Такие же лапуски 👍Как их можно не любить!?

[@Jetblackbird]

Are you breeding any of the siamese mice in the current generation, or are you letting that trait die out?

[@CreekValleyCritters]

I breed a lot fewer mice than a true mouse breeder would so I have much less choices in who I use as breeders. I chose mostly for temperament and longer hair and don't worry too much about the rest. I have to be happy with what I get, just keeping my line going is challenge enough.

[@Festrenna]

oh focking good! Glory is a happy mouse!

[@ashlynn5970]

What do you do with the babies when they are grown-up? Do you sell them? Keep them?

[@CreekValleyCritters]

Occasionally I rehome them but mostly I keep them.

[@ashlynn5970]

@@CreekValleyCritters Thank you for letting me know.

[@kamikazitsunami]

Do they live longer if they don't have babies?

[@CreekValleyCritters]

Not having babies does tend to make them live longer but not always. Faye had a litter and she is almost two years old. Pregnancy and birth is risky for mice, I rarely ever breed my females twice.

[@AngellicaBeauty]

@@CreekValleyCritters My wild mouse lived for about 5 years. He did get some seeds and nuts, but he mostly ate fruits and vegetables. Fresh peas were his favorite. I never gave him any processed or human foods. He exercised at least an hour every day on his wheel until he was an elder mouse in his last year. He was never overweight. Your mice seem so large compared to him. They must be a bigger breed.

[@fredriknilsson102]

❤❤❤

[@RenZeffie]

When will the babies arrive?

[@hiromichan33]

I believe this footage is from a few weeks back so she has already had the babies :)

[@Fredrik494]

😍😍😍

[@sophiak9944]

:)