How to care for Harvest mice as pets

Here are the basics of owning Eurasian Harvest mice as pets, from housing, feeding, handling to health.
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[@phoenixluna4137]

You are such a caring person. Thank you for treating these small little creatures with respect.

[@EmilyGames12345]

Hi emiology, the mice are adorable and in the future I would love to own them along with my other rodents!

[@user-ww1oo9ry1v]

For water I use bird water drinkers! They’re great I use the ones from rat rations as they have a brown one so it suits their enclosure!

[@eriathwen1320]

We had these little guys when I went to college, it was always the best when theyd had babies in their tennis balls and we would go in and there would be a load of little heads poking out the opening 🤣

[@VictoriaRaechel]

They are just the cutest

[@mousenation3867]

This is one of my favorite videos I’m so in love with these little mice, thank you 🙏

[@Emiology]

They really are magical 🥹

[@brennaboba7522]

Hi! I was wondering if you could make a video on how to tame VERY skittish mice. I have had my three girls for 3 days now and one of them is very skittish and doesn’t like to be even seen.

[@skyblack433]

3 days is very early 😊 give them some time. Try putting your hand as part of the environment and let them investigate you. The more you do this the more confident both of you will get interacting.

[@maryoleary5044]

I've never had fancy mice (had hamsters, then rats)..but I would say 3 days is still very early for a small animal to get used to their new home and owner. Some of my rats have taken months to relax and start to trust me! I'm sure, given time, they'll start to feel less nervous! (However, all animals, like us, have their own individual personality...some may just be shy. ☺️ You obviously and care for them very much Enjoy your mice!

[@brennaboba7522]

Thank you both so much! The other two, Mable and Mazie, have already been handled and are very social. I understand that the third mouse, Millie, needs some time. I will give her several months before I try to handle her at all. Thank you again for the feedback!

[@kateg9437]

As others have said, 3 days is early. Many people would day not to even try handling them in this time, as they are still in a scary new environment. That said, some mice are just more nervous long term, and they don't need to all be happy being picked up and petted. I believe Em did a video a while back about training skittish mice to climb into a mug or tube for transport to a carrier for emergencies or cage cleaning. It's okay if a mouse never wants to be cuddled.

[@Hayley0412]

Three days is far too soon to expect them to be tamed, I would give them a couple of weeks to just sit by their enclosures and talk to them, they will sit and watch you, i wouldn’t even put my hand into their enclosure. Little and often to sit quietly near them they need to know that they are safe, please keep consistent! 😊

[@maryoleary5044]

Their Latin name is lovely! - fascinating small ANIMALS!

[@Emiology]

It’s so cute isn’t it!

[@maryoleary5044]

However, do they have issues because are still basically wild rodents..but living in captivity and inbred? As you say - DO LOTS OF RESEARCH FIRST! Very interesting video!

[@MisoTheRoboHamster]

Harvest mice are adorable! I dont own mice but I love watching your videos! ❤

[@Sakura-cn2vy]

I love this channel so much all of your mice are so happy and enriched! I recently lost one of my mice but I am happy as I know he lived a long fulfilling life.

[@videosbythemadanimalhouse]

Harvest mice are adorable😍 so entertaining to watch going about their day😊 I've been after them for years! Just never been the right time to get any😢

[@alexapuppylover8218]

This video was really interesting to watch, and it's always fun to learn about a new animal as a pet!🥰 I'm hoping River is doing great in her new home!💞 One question, have/ are you filming a puppy Vlog?? It's okay if not because it is hard but would love to see it!

[@Emiology]

I am! I’ve started it but I think having it up by next weekend is optimistic haha

[@sunnwingss]

Did anyone else notice that the music used for the transitions was "take me out to the ballgame" lol

[@familybeavor6099]

Hi. Thank you for all your videos! It would be great if you could do a video on, everything you need for traveling with rats. Please do a video on this! We are going on a trip soon so I would love a video on that. Thanks! You are sutch a caring and kind person and seam to have a great personality! Please keep making videos! We love you!

[@_sijeuni_]

13:19 the frozen one in the background is so cute 😂🥰

[@sonofliberty1]

Relaxing and informative video as always. 😊

[@user-jj1fh2cj6j]

You are literally the best ❤️❤️❤️

[@thecobraeffectyt]

I am completely in love with harvest mice! I look after a colony at work and it's so nice educating the visitors about them, because they're absolutely fascinating animals. Because of their size and lifestyle, they've been proposed as a model species for studying the very early evolution of primates! Your set-up for them is beautiful, too.

[@rodentsncats31]

Awesome video ❤ harvest mice are so adorable

[@JustSoyy]

I dont want ( Well- Ofc I do.. ) or need harvest mice, but your videos are just so calming lol

[@keishamarie.]

I don’t see them around often but definitely will do more research and might add some to my little family of pets 🐾

[@grav3yardgirl08]

they are so adorable! hopefully, I can get some soonnn, I've been wanting to adopt rats/mice for a while now but have had no luck. but anyways, how's the puppy?

[@Emiology]

She’s doing great! 😍

[@cakeeeetime]

Good vid!

[@marzettik]

Cool video. 😊

[@lucieclayton10]

They are so sweet

[@adelewharton949]

I love these little guys, they're fabulous. I'd love to have some, I just don't have space for a tank 😢

[@toasty_cat123]

Awe, man. About 5 days ago i found 3 abandoned baby mice in a vacuum clear.( Mom abandoned them. Dont worry, i made sure she really did leave them before taking them. ) But last night, i found two of them dead when I came home. Today when i went to feed the remaining baby, she was in an odd position. She was gasping for air and kicking her legs, so i scoop her up and began to try to stimulate her. Only about two minutes if struggle, she past away in my hands.

[@julia.m123]

The harvest mice are so adorable! ❤ i love the video I just wanted to ask what bedding you use for your fancy mice? I have been looking to change mine recently and wondered if you have any recommendations? Also what food do you feed your mice? I have been looking into the rat rations Berimix mouse food. Have you tried this one? Thanks

[@Emiology]

I use kiln dried dust extracted shavings although I’ve been bouncing between brands as sometimes get a dusty bale. I feed them the berimix and I’m really happy with it 😊

[@julia.m123]

Thank you, I have bought the food and i will see how my mice will like it 😁

[@giovannisingergs4159]

I don't have harvest mice here where I live but I do see a lot of fancy mice so I think I'm My own facy mice to start office with

[@xielian0908]

Hi Emi! I was wondering if you could use live plants with harvest mice as you could do with fancy mice?

[@Emiology]

Yes 😊 I’ve seen a naturalistic one that had bramble / blackberry bushes growing in it that looked quite cool

[@nikik2302]

Hi Emily, I'm also a European dwarf mice owner. And i have to disagree on the smell..i have a big tank with 6 males, they do tend to smell. They also do like to pee on flat surfaces like rats. They smell "so much" that whenever i go to my mum she will tell me i smell like "mice" and not the nice kind. I clean their cage every 2 months completely and spot clean here and there.. my females indeed smell A LOT less... Also I'd compare their tails more like rat tails, they do the same with their tails. Just another perspective of another ed mice owner

[@Emiology]

That’s interesting! I cared for a group of 12+ males that weren’t cleaned anywhere near enough / if at all until I did it and didn’t find there to be much of a smell compared to my rats that can smell a lot after just a week

[@maxwellg328]

Hey I know you know a lot about rats can you help me because my rat is staying in the corner of the cage and he is not leaving please help

[@fluffymar]

I have a mouse that was intended to be eaten by a snake, but he wouldn’t eat the mouse so we took him out and kept him as a pet:) I got him a pretty big enclosure, but I’m getting so much anxiety from how much he poops. i’m not sure what type of mouse he is, but I am cleaning his enclosure 4-5 times a day because he poops everywhere and I just don’t feel like cleaning once a week is enough. Does anybody have any tips?

[@shrek9035]

I have a question, my male rat has a little bumb on one of his feet (it's like mosquito bite) it doesn't grow or anything and it doesn't hurt him ,but what could it be ? ,I don't think it's a tumor tho

[@Emiology]

Is it on the bottom of the foot? Could it be something like bumblefoot? Sometimes mine will get little lumps and bumps on random places like their tails and they're just small abscesses that go away over time

[@shrek9035]

@@Emiology on the top ,like righ befor het toes

[@adelewharton949]

There is a fair bit we can, and do, do vet-wise for them though, so I wouldn't put people off in that respect. Drugs can be diluted for their size, and surgery is absolutely possible ❤

[@TitanicAssociation]

I need help! My girl mouse just passed away yesterday and the male is alone now. He fights with the two other girls I have so he’s alone in his own tank. I heard he won’t get along with males but he fights the girls too. What do I do so he’s not lonely?

[@Emiology]

Sometimes mice don’t gel well with other mice and need to be tried with other mice. I’d recommend getting a few more as you’ll need more company for the two girls as well at some point, and maybe try him with different mice to see if he gets along with them 🤞🏼

[@TitanicAssociation]

@@Emiology thank you!

[@EvivandenBos]

How do you introduce them to other harvest mice?

[@Emiology]

I’d probably do a similar method as to what I do with fancy mice which is the neutral space / carrier method

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

I have a strange problem, i had an old mouse she was at her last days, and now she is missing, in an huge cage, with lots of bedding, houses, coconuts, stairs, holes, etc and i cant find my old probably dead mouse. I have looked multiple times. Must be smelling bad in a few days...

[@Emiology]

Do you have other mice? They'll often 'clean up' by eating the dead body if it isn't removed quick enough to prevent it attracting predators

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

@@Emiology oh wow, yes 4 others, they must know she is dead, they seem normal and happy. Can they really eat a friend to protect their group??

[@xielian0908]

​@@Wendy-bd9zu They will typically eat the body, after the mouse has passed away, none of my mice has ever done this but it does tend to be quite common.

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

@@xielian0908 i feel kind of sorry for them if that happened.. it was a two year old mouse with tumors, i hope they didnt eat al the tumors. But they look very happy stil, very happy having the zoomies on their Wheel. But i checkt again, cant find Missy the mouse.. 😳

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Crickets and locusts are the same way! Found some of my crickets eating a dead one in the tank this morning.

[@kittygaming3878Therian]

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[@anniestumpy9918]

They are very cute BUT I find it highly problematic promoting them as pets like you are doing in this video. With higher demand there will be ruthless people who try and catch harvest mice from the wild to breed and sell them. If you want to keep pets, please stick to established species like color rats or mice, guinea pigs etc. Everything else is just borderline irresponsible, especially if you proceed to promote your choice on social media. Even if you yourself are a responsible pet keeper you will probably attract 10 more who aren't and will cause great suffering to innocent animals.

[@Emiology]

OR you could look at it this way. This video could help hundreds of harvest mice that people have ALREADY chosen to get and may not be caring for properly before they saw this video. I’d be very surprised if anyone is able to firstly locate and then catch harvest mice in the wild without some sort of prior knowledge. It’s been a while since I filmed this so can’t remember if it was this video or another but I’ve said to be careful where you source them from.

[@No-longer1]

And you shouldn't ever post videos about cute kittens because there could be people that see it and start abusing them. Yeah that's a completly valid request. If anything, I'd like if harvest mice were promoted as pets **more** because that would actually maybe make people breed them and making obtaining off them less like trying to obtain nuclear missile launch codes. I also fail to see the incentive of scouring through gigantic open fields for hours on end to end up with 3-4 specimens instead of getting an extra tank or two, set up a male and female and then voila, you have like 8 harvest mice now from a single litter. It doesn’t seem that complicated to breed or raise them compared to other rodents

[@calicocriterisopod]

not sure if I would ever own mice in the future but harvest mice just might change my mind 🥹🥹

[@xielian0908]

I already own fancy mice but i really really want to have harvest mice too, they're a hastle to find in my country tho unfortunately :(