FAQs
Learn more about our breeding program!
✽ How do I care for pet mice? How do I know if pet mice are the right pet for me?
Pet mice make amazing pets, but only for the right owners! Luckily, we offer a full Care Guide, under the "Care Guide" tab (or linked at the button below). And, if you have any additional questions about caring for pet mice, we are always happy to help; Just contact us!
By learning more about properly caring for pet mice, you'll be able to easily determine if they fit with your lifestyle. Pet mice tend to be interactive and engaging pets, but being small prey animals, they are more easily startled than some larger pets, such as dogs, cats, and even rats. Their small size may also make them unsuitable for some small children.
✽ What are your prices?
Female mice are $15 each, or $10 for reduced price.
Male mice are $10 each, or $5 for reduced price.
We may reduce the price of a mouse for multiple reasons! Sometimes, a mouse has been with us for a longer period of time, or nobody has expressed any interest in them. Sometimes a mouse is a "low-demand" variety that may be difficult to place, and reducing their price may help an adopter take a second look at them, and possibly choose them over a more "desirable" variety.
Additionally, we offer a "buy 2, get the 3rd 50% off" discount on our female mice, to encourage colonies of 3+. There is no discount for buying multiple male mice, as they should not be housed together
We sometimes offer bulk discounts for approved, vetted breeders; Just contact us and ask!
✽ Do you offer delivery or transport?
We offer one free meeting location in Denton, TX. We do, however, offer additional paid meet-ups in the following locations in Texas : Carrollton, Gainesville, Keller, McKinney, Arlington, and Bridgeport. We offer the following locations in Oklahoma : Marietta. RARELY, we offer meet-up in Waco, TX.
Prices for paid meet-up locations range from $15-$40 to cover gas, time, and vehicle wear-and-tear.
If none of these locations work for you, we are also willing to work with reputable and responsible third-party transport services! However, utilizing a third-party transport service will void the 2-week-guarantee section of the Health Guarantee, due to the nature of third-party transports and the potential for pathogens and parasites to spread on them. We also cannot be responsible for any harm that comes to your mouse while it is under the care of the third-party transport service, and you will be responsible for all transport fees.
✽ Can I visit your mousery, or take a tour?
Unfortunately, we operate a "closed mousery" system. This means nobody, aside from close family and friends, is allowed to physically enter our mousery. This is for a couple important reasons.
Firstly, our mousery is located in our private residence, and it is important to us to keep our exact address secure, in order to keep our family safe. Additionally, we want to limit our mice, and our other household pets, from being exposed to potential bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other potential threats that could be unintentionally carried over from visitors.
Luckily, we offer free public meet-ups in Denton. We also offer additional paid meet-ups around North Texas, and even one location in Oklahoma! If you would like a tour of our mousery, we are happy to provide picture or video tours; Just ask!
✽ How do I know that your mice are healthy?
We take great pride in only producing and placing happy, healthy, robust animals. All of our pairings are done with genetic health at the fore-front. Through careful selection, and constant monitoring of our lines, we do our absolute best to ensure our mice are genetically healthy.
Additionally, we do daily health checks on each of our mice, which includes a physical evaluation, recording weights, and checking for any signs of illness such as fur loss, eye or nasal discharge, sneezing, etc. This helps us ensure none of our mice become sick or injured.
In order to give adopters peace of mind, we also offer a Health Guarantee program. Our Health Guarantee covers all contagious illness, disease, parasites, and anything else related to the health of our mice (excluding owner-caused accidents) for 2 weeks, with a full refund or replacement mouse offered in the case that something goes wrong. For the first year of life, we guarantee against any tumors or growths, cancerous or non-cancerous, with a replacement mouse offered in the case that something goes wrong. To see our full Health Guarantee, contact us!
✽ Do you show your mice? Are you affiliated with any clubs?
Our eventual goal is to develop 2-3 lines specifically aligned to show standards. Currently, these lines are a work-in-progress, and not ready to win any shows. Although we aren't quite show-ready yet, we do have membership pending with FMBA (since April 2024). We hope to attend an FMBA show soon in order to have our stock professionally evaluated; However, thus far, due to most shows taking place in Tennessee, we haven't been able to make it out.
We are not affiliated with AFRMA and do not intend to seek membership due to controversies associated with the organization, which we wish not to become involved in.
✽ What lines are you currently working on?
We have a broad range of lines and sub-lines! For a full list of varieties we breed, take a look at our "Varieties" tab (or click the button below)!
Our primary focuses are Abyssinian, Angora, Texel, Dominant Hairless, Black & Blue Tan, Variegated, Snow Tiger, Brindle, and Tricolor.
✽ What veterinarian do you recommend locally?
It is incredibly important to remember that not all veterinarians will see mice, as mice are typically considered as exotic pets. Most veterinarians will only see dogs and cats. Therefore, it is incredibly important to find a local veterinarian to service your mouse BEFORE you get mice. Mice can go downhill incredibly quickly, and already knowing where to go and who to call can save precious minutes, potentially saving a critical mouse's life. These are the veterinarians that we have found helpful for our own animals.
General Wellness
VO Vets (Fort Worth/Keller)
12650 N Beach St Suite 148 - (682) 350 - 8890
Dr. Vicario sees exotic patients, including mice, and is our personal primary veterinarian
Carrollton West Pet Hospital (Carrollton)
3729 Old Denton Rd - (972) 492 - 1828
We haven't used Carrollton West for our rodents yet, but we have seen them for our personal pet reptiles, and they have done a wonderful job caring for them. We trust their expertise!
In-Hours Urgent Care & Emergencies
Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital (Grapevine)
2700 W State Hwy 114 Building 2 - (817) 410 - 8560
They also offer general wellness services, but they can be very pricey!
After-Hours Emergencies
Animal Emergency Hospital of North Texas (Grapevine)
2700 W State Hwy 114 - (817) 410 - 2273
Open 24 / 7 / 365
✽ Do you hard cull?
Yes, we both soft AND hard cull. We strongly believe that hard culling is a trademark of ethical mouse breeding, and that you must hard cull in order to maintain an ethical and humane program. If you would like to learn more about hard culling, and why ethical breeders MUST hard cull, please read the following article by AFRMA, as it does a good job of explaining the reasonings.
✽ Do you sell frozen or live feeder mice for reptiles?
We absolutely do not sell live feeder mice under any circumstances; However, we will sell frozen feeder mice for use feeding reptiles, birds of prey, or use in taxidermy or other art projects. We will not make any exceptions in the sale of live feeder mice.
We understand that some reptiles may refuse frozen/thawed feeder rodents; However, we cannot make any exceptions for these cases. The reality is that the grand majority of picky reptiles can be converted onto a frozen/thawed, or at least pre-killed, diet with a little bit of extra effort on behalf of their owner. We are happy to guide reptile owners through this process and give advice, as we have also dealt with it ourselves with our own pet reptiles!
We will only sell feeder rodents who have been euthanized via humane, ethical means, then frozen. Feeding live mice to reptiles is inherently cruel and painful for the rodent, and additionally, can be extremely dangerous for your reptile. This is absolutely not a fate we want our mice to face.
If you would like to purchase frozen feeder mice, please contact us directly and we will happily work with you! Our prices are very cheap, as we do not produce feeder mice for profit, and all supplied feeders are from culls. However, this also means we often run out of inventory, and we always prioritize pre-existing customers- so get established with us BEFORE you run out of your current feeder stock!
✽ I am an aspiring or newbie breeder. Do you take apprentices?
Absolutely! We are ALWAYS willing to take apprentices, both officially and unofficially, both in-person and virtually. We love working with new breeders and those entering the hobby for the first time, so long as their morals and ethics align well with our program! I do not charge apprentices for mentorship under any circumstances, so feel free to reach out and contact us!