Pygmy mice

I am looking for a small group of african pygmy mice.. a male and a couple/few females. I live in Missouri near St Louis. Is there anyone close by that might have some for sale?

As far as I know, I'm the only person on the board with Pygmy mice at this time. I should have some for adoption in the next few months, but there is a long list of people who want these guys!

They are fairly hard to breed, the females usually only have 1-3 babies from my experience, and if they are disturbed, or if the temperature changes too much, or if any little thing that they don't like happens, they will kill the babies.

Plus, mine have gone on 2 mass escapes since I've had them. The last one left me with only 3 mice left, so I'm trying to re-build my colony at the moment.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/pet/2949428133.html
There is a person here in Maryland who has been advertiseing them for sale pretty regularly. Its a bit of a clip for you...but I will link it for you anyway.

Check with reptile people!! Try fauna classifieds perhaps and any reptile shows you have in your area.

Thank you for linking that candycorn, I've seen that, but as you said its quite a clip for me, otherwise I would have contacted them already

Stina, I have already been to several reptile shows, posted want ads on fauna, googled..etc. and have not found any yet, but thank you for the advice

Rhasputin, I didn't know they weren't as prolific as other mice.. and that they are escape artists! I mainly want them for the babies to feed to some really tiny snakes I have, so the parents eating the babies well, probably they wouldn't have them long enough to do that. You can probably add me onto that list, as long as you don't get upset if I change my mind later when it comes to my turn Never know what will happen between now and then.

Thank you all for your responses If any one would know another little mammal that pops out tiny babies like that, I'm also up for suggestions xD I managed to purchase these tiny snakes before I had a good colony of small lizards going... I thought I had but the ones I chose turned out to have babies that were too big also x.x Reptile keeping is such fun! lol

I had pygmies at one point that I got at the local reptile show here....I've been kicking myself for some time that I rehomed them I want them again! Mine actually started to breed pretty well....but I accidentally disturbed them for several litters....at one point I took the babies I'd accidentally found and gave them to a domestic mouse to raise...only one survived, but she ended up friendly!...she didn't have a full lifespan though The domestic mouse milk must have a different nutritional value or something... **shrug**

I have responded to the Crag's List ad for pygmies. The breeder is in Westminster, and I'm going there Friday to bring m137b mice to take to RF for me.

Srakha, that's not much help for you. I'm sorry.

Rhasputin and Stina, I was thinking I could get a bunch for you. I've asked prices. How many do you each want, and what genders? If I am lucky, I can work this out so I can send them to you at RF! (Are pygmies allowed at RF?)

Mrs. Beach wrote:I have responded to the Crag's List ad for pygmies. The breeder is in Westminster, and I'm going there Friday to bring m137b mice to take to RF for me.

Srakha, that's not much help for you. I'm sorry.

Rhasputin and Stina, I was thinking I could get a bunch for you. I've asked prices. How many do you each want, and what genders? If I am lucky, I can work this out so I can send them to you at RF! (Are pygmies allowed at RF?)

You should do it after RF so it won't interfer with the Q. rules. But its a great idea.

Oooohhhhh, you're right! Thank you so very much!

I'd be interested depending on price.....probably 1-2 trios...could you let me know what price they tell you?...and then I'd have to ask hubby.

I might be interested in some, but I'm picking some up in PA from a breeder for free, so it depends on the price!

Where are you getting free pygmies???!!! SHAAAAAAARE!!!! lol

Stina, is a trio one male and two females?

RHASPUTIN.....free pygmies??????? Get a bunch!!!!! Give some to Stina!!!!!!

Yeah, 1 male 2 females.

Shoot if I could get free ones I'd probably want 9-12...lol When I got my pygmies before they were $40 or something for a trio!!!

YOW!

I wish I could share!

The guy breeds them for feeders, so he rarely has extras to sell. I asked him his price, and it was just a nice gesture of his, to offer them to me for free.

I am trying to get as many as he has available (though it seems he may only have a trio) so that I can start another colony, and hopefully be able to share the pygmy love soon!

That's the reason I'm considering buying some from this MD breeder, because I'm not getting very many from this breeder for free.

Srakha, I just found this...it might be closer than MD...lol
http://www.hoobly.com/0/0/1954084.html

Hey! Good price!

I'm very interested in pygmy mice as well and would love to be placed on waiting lists for them. I am located just north of MA, however.

This thread is almost a year old. You might be better off making a new one.