Mice are incredibly intelligent creatures that deeply bond with each other and their humans when they're handled frequently and properly. I've had mice as pets for 15+ years and I highly recommend them!! ❤
@LSnium yeah, that's 'popcorning' and I didn't know anything about it until I raised this guy. I thought it was a neurological problem until I looked it up. Apparently a number of rodents do it when they're excited. It's pretty funny.
@huhu24u that's probably my fault for calling him a mouse in the first place and assuming he's a house mouse. 😂 My bad! He meets the criteria for the hispid rat pretty much perfectly and I have zero doubts as to his identity at this point.
The big hand attached to the large being who changes his food and environment so it's always interesting has come to visit!! It's time to popcorn so hard he knocks against his environment and groom the hand like he's never groomed before!
@bensosnowski1128 haha definitely. He does it pretty much every time I put my hand in his house. I don't know a ton about mice but I'm assuming mutual grooming is a family unit/parter type behavior.
Thank you for sharing this. I have severe depression, and today I was struggling mentally. I had an episode of anger and rage, followed by sobbing hysterically. Seeing this little mouse brought me a moment of joy! This is one reason why I LOVE animals, even the little ones can have the biggest hearts. Thanks for saving him! I had pet mice as a kid, and they are adorable.
@stargazingcatgirl3233 I'm happy that he made you smile! We have a lot of animals and I'm close with some but Stuart and I have a pretty special bond and he brings a lot of joy to my house so I'm glad you are able to share in that.
I wish my mice would love to have me pet them. The closet to grooming they done to me was biting me when they were curious what human flash taste like.
@teh1archon It's a pretty unique feeling to be trusted by one of these guys when almost 100% of our experience is with them being super skittish. Stuart will gently bite my nails and calices thinking they don't belong on me but generally never to pain threshold. Now, if I have my hand somewhere he doesn't want it, he will definitely let me know by biting and trying to move it. At any rate, it's definitely an interesting bond.
Thank goodness you didn't release him. He would have been subjected to a lot of extreme dangers -- very cold nights, hot days, endless search for shelter, constant shortage of food and water, and the constant threat of many predators that would have tortured him.
@mikem.2078 for sure. At the point where he was old enough to forage on his own, I felt he was too attached and dependent to let him go, especially considering he was a country mouse and that's where I would have released him. I'm just glad he's a happy dude and doesn't have to worry about all that.
I'm glad that you are keeping him. He's very cute and I love watching him popcorn and groom you and you holding him and pet him with your thumb.@@willochse4793
I kept a wild mouse caught by a cat and he lived for four years. He was too timid for that level of interaction, it’s really nice to see that Stuart is open to it ☺️ I did worry that my Russell would be bored and lonely but he seemed quite content. I did feel sad though after he passed that fancy mice (shop-bought mice) can be put with captive wild mice for company - I hadn’t realised that. Maybe something to consider? 🙂
@KatAsp312 Thanks for the info! I was starting to think I may do just that with the fancy mouse. I love that your mouse lived for 4 years and I hope mine is as hale.
@@willochse4793 you probably found mine. Before I had them there were so few pics and vids online. I had 4 generations of a single bloodline over 10 years. They have soft fur, don't have that western rat smell, and live longer. My longest lived was Wun Wun. He lived to the age of 4 and a half and lived to know his 3 grandsons.
@StitchesLovesRats wow that's awesome. I'll have to look more into the species - they sound very interesting. I'm still learning about these Hispid cotton rats as well. I've seen them around in the country my entire life but never thought twice about them until I had to care for one and they continue to surprise me.
Wowie, he’s very excited! 🤩 So good to see! The cage(although cosy) and wheel are a bit too small for him, they have big territories in the wild, and a wheel that small will hurt his back in the long run. If you can, a cage/terrarium around 32x20 inches would be a minimum. For wheel size, something with a diameter of minimum 8 inches would be much better. You might be able to find things like that for cheaper second-hand online if money is an issue. 🙂
I love that on any video of any pet, you can read a comment just like yours. "Aww, cute pet, here's everything you're doing wrong as a pet owner and if you don't have the time or the money, yes you do 😊😊"
@idfrigginkman Yeah, it’s almost like animals are not toys, but sentient, intelligent beings who require and *deserve* to live in an environment that meets their complex needs. It’s almost like some people recognise that animals deserve respect and the very best life we can possibly give them, once they’re out of their natural habitat, and in our care in captivity. Man, it must be so terribly frustrating for you. ☹️
@idfrigginkman also, if you don’t have the time or the money, you shouldn’t own pets. It’d make you an irresponsible, selfish a-hole. This dude’s situation is completely different, since he didn’t go and buy this animal but rescued it, which is wonderful, he still needs to do his very best though. I can tell you believe animals exist for our entertainment and enjoyment.
@idfrigginkman Sigh. Bruh, it’s not about “morally one-upping” anybody. People just care, some people love animals, some people, like you, love themselves. There’s laws about min req cage sizes for different animals, they’re in place for a reason, and it’s not to morally one-up people.
@ericfaith2810 He popcorns pretty often. If I catch him darting around the enclosure or tubes really fast and interact with him, he gets really excited. His favorite scratching area is behind the ears down and around his jawline - he will almost go to sleep when you scratch him there. I've yet to find where he might be ticklish and he definitely may not have a spot. I can see rats being capable of being tickled. They seem, for lack of a better term, more complex than mice.
@wakaitsu I've wondered that as well and I try to get eye level as much as I can. It's interesting because he recognizes my wife also and it may well be by smell but it seems like he's taking in a lot more, visually, than just the hand and such.
@ION400 he's definitely healthy. I've never weighed him and he free feeds but he's really mostly fur. He can contort into all sorts of shapes and will flatten out and look pretty skinny then sort of hunch into a ball and look huge.
What species of vole/mouse is he? I've researched, but can't identify him. Is his tail naturally that length? If so then he's a vole. He obviously loves his life with you!
@sourisblanche753 something must have docked his tail either at birth, shortly thereafter or by the fire ants that we saved him from at about a week/10 days old. As far as I know, he's either a commonn house mouse or field mouse...some of the comparisons aren't very clear, though I haven't spent a ton of time researching.
@@willochse4793 I think he's not a house mouse so must be a field mouse aka meadow vole/field vole & they may have shorter tails. His striking markings confused me, so I guess there must be some regional variations. You have a wealth of varieties in the US where we only have 6 or 7 in the UK (our field mice are almost identical to your deer mice). Apparently he should be good at climbing & swimming!
@sourisblanche753 good info! We are in Texas and I originally thought he was a deer mouse due to his size as a baby but once he really started growing, it became apparent that his proportions and size were much different. He's definitely a good climber, though I think a bit on the pudgy side. I'm really amazed at how he bonded to my wife and I due to saving him at such a young age and we really do our best to get him out and socializing at least a couple of times a day as well as changing up his enclosure with new objects and entertainment. They truly are much more intelligent than we give them credit for.
@@willochse4793 He landed up the good life with your family & knows it. Which is why he's so bonded with you now. No nerve racking wild conditions for him. Because of their instincts some animals want the wild life but others know better!
@amazingcalvin It's built in behavior for prey animals. They move randomly to confuse and avoid predators for the most part. When they are completely calm, they'll move more deliberately but even a minor unexpected movement will switch on that defensive jerky motion.
@@amazingcalvin A lot of that behavior was intentionally bred out of pet prey animals like mice, rats, hamsters, etc. It seems exaggerated in this instance because, and correct me if I'm wrong, this mouse looks like a wild species.
If you are still keeping him in this enclosure, I IMPLORE you to get a much bigger one. Mice need space to be healthy. A single mouse need an enclosure of at least 80 deep 100 wide and 70cm high. The need to be able to run, divide their domicile into areas and above all, they need TONS of enrichment, such as climbing toys, multiple houses, hammocks and toys. Mice are active little critters and to keep them happy and healthy, you really need to invest into them. Most guides I read on the laws of keeping mice only concern LAB mice, which can be kept in much smaller enclosures, but if you intend to keep one as a pet, please give the little man the space he needs to be happy. He is very cute and looks healthy! I hope you two get a lot of bonding ^^
@TheOnlyToblin the one in the video is attached to a larger enclosure and a pretty complex series of tubes and various smaller hideouts. I add and remove enrichment objects daily and interact with him every night at the minimum but usually a couple of times a day. He free feeds a natural food mix but I bring him fruits and vegetables as treats a few times a week - he loves blueberries. That being said, we are moving and I do have a larger main enclosure on the way and I'd like to find a way to retrofit the tube system to it because it would be a shame to lose it. He likes to hang out and sunbathe in one of the turns of the tubes in the morning.
@@willochse4793 I suspected as much, as I spied a tube connection at the very edge of the frame, but I couldn't be sure, so just in the occasion that you weren't aware, I felt I should share. I'm glad to hear my fears were unfounded, and I wish you and the little man much, much joy together. I've had mice for many years now (although only females, as I prefer groups of mice) and they really are wonderful family members.
@ChronoSquare In my limited experience, the babies are very hard to keep alive. Stuart was one out of 5 that we saved from being abandoned. The others had been bitten by fire ants and didn't make it past a week despite our best efforts. Start was the strongest and he ended up fine but, yes, we only expect him to be around for a couple of years at the maximum which is hard to think about but I'm just trying to make his time the best I can and he does seem happy.
@@cosmicreef5858 Yes, mice are hard to take care of due to the emotional attachment people form and the difficulty of having to face their relatively quick deaths. Yes, they SHOULD live that short, an average fancy mouse's lifespan is around 2 years, with 3 years being a very positive outlook. Their wild-living counterparts last even less time, around 6 months and rarely up to a year. The smaller the animal, the quicker it passes. Do not feed a mouse everything, because some things are still bad for them. Educate yourself.
@Syphonpsx My kids found him when he was about the size of a a pecan. His mom had just been eaten by a large rat snake. Anyway, we raised him from that point and he bonded with us so he knows our scents and faces/bodies as friendly.
Not trying to pile on to the typical whining comments about not perfectly doing everything, but if you think you can accommodate it, mice are social creatures and do well with a friend (the exception being males that have mated with a female, they are aggressive towards each other). Perhaps a friend from a pet store would be good enrichment? (Ideally the same sex so you aren't drowning in mice pups.)
@Lithilic I agree and I may try in the future once we've moved and settled. I would have kept another of his siblings had any survived but the any bites they received eventually caught up with them all. I add/remove new items and enrichment for him almost daily and I interact with him every evening...my kids do as well so I'm hoping that keeps him entertained enough for the time being. He seems very content but, I agree, having a friend would be ideal.
Someone else said this, but he said that this cage is connected to a much larger enclosure via tubing. So this is just one room of Start’s larger “house”
It depends entirely on how much time he spends outside. He'd much prefer a smaller cage and lots of opportunity to go outside, than a huge cage that he spends 23+ hours a day in. Their natural inclination for a nest is small, so as long as that's not the place in which he primarily moves, he doesn't need a big cage.
@QualeQualeson I'd have a bigger cage and give them plenty of time out the cage. But iam not knocking the guy, he clearly loves the mouse and most importantly the mouse loves him back!.
@@ChickenDing You _are_ knocking the guy and I'm surprised you didn't also mention that he needs company, which is the other staple rebuke brought to any such video by an army of aggressive underaged know-it-all's. Do you even know the background for why this mouse is there?
this small room is a part of a very large enclosure, I was a little worried too but I found out the model of the full thing. thank you for trying to help someone, though. have a good day
You cant keep mice and rats solo, they need companions. Also that cage is way too small and not suited for rodents. That's inhumane. Please research how to keep mice and don't just buy the cheap unsafe cages they have at the pet store. They are never fit for actual use (and good god pet stores shouldnt sell those things)
It depends on the species, actually. If it was a fancy rat (rattus norvengicus) you would be right. Male roof rats (rattus rattus) should be kept solitary, while the females can be kept with a friend or two. This here is a hispid cotton rat, a naturally solitary species.
Everything you said is true, but keep in mind to try to sound a little extra friendly when presenting people with information like this or they may get defensive and unreceptive - and we of course want to avoid that, for the sake of the animal. :)
When a radiant grooms you they have accepted you has family. They are very smart and have great eye sight so he knows you very well even your sent. He's so adorable and loving. He felt very comfortable when you started rubbing his head he was getting into it. This is unconditional love he doesn't judge you he just loves you because you took time to show him love and care. This is why I love animals. They are not judgemental nor greedy, they want to survive and pass on their genetics. I actually taught my neighbor how to catch a mouse that got stuck in his apartment by making friends with it. He was able to get it a peanut and gave it food and he picked it up and put it in a shoe box and I came over to help him release it back into the field where it came from. He was very excited so he took a video of me releasing the cutie pie. He showed it to his mom. He called me a mouse whisperer. 😂 I said no I just thought like the mouse for the moment so I could teach you how to handle it. Now that I think about it that is what animal whispering is. 😊❤ You are very lucky to have such a bond with this innocent tiny creature. Imagine being a tiny creature and a gaint came into your life and it showed you it carec by giving you comfort and food and water. Over time a bond is built and it's unbreakable. ❤
"I admittedly don't know a ton about mice and their behavior" *It shows, to start with; You should NEVER have only one. Always in pair at least (2 minimum).* I do love mice and rats both, smart and adorable creatures.
You're just regurgitating dogma that you've read that's based on the idea that pet rodents spend most of their time in a cage being ignored (probably by a kid that spends too much time on social media). I doubt that you have ever really given it a second thought, and it shows. There's plenty of variables and scenarios where a single one is perfectly fine, even preferred, and this certainly is one example, which you'd know if you weren't so busy offhandedly arresting people and fishing for likes from your peers.
wowee, that critter sure does love you. ive seen many small rodents allow humans to pet them, but i only rarely see them reciprocate by grooming
Yeah, it's adorable
Mice are incredibly intelligent creatures that deeply bond with each other and their humans when they're handled frequently and properly. I've had mice as pets for 15+ years and I highly recommend them!! ❤
I misread the title and expected to see him eating Popcorn, I was pleasantly surprised that he is infact the popcorn lmao
It’s like the flash moving evrywhere really fast, almost teleporting.
@LSnium yeah, that's 'popcorning' and I didn't know anything about it until I raised this guy. I thought it was a neurological problem until I looked it up. Apparently a number of rodents do it when they're excited. It's pretty funny.
Everybody here is like "oh, poor lonely mouse"... this seems to be a hispid cotton rat, an entire different species.
@huhu24u that's probably my fault for calling him a mouse in the first place and assuming he's a house mouse. 😂
My bad! He meets the criteria for the hispid rat pretty much perfectly and I have zero doubts as to his identity at this point.
The big hand attached to the large being who changes his food and environment so it's always interesting has come to visit!!
It's time to popcorn so hard he knocks against his environment and groom the hand like he's never groomed before!
It looks like he is grooming your hand lol
@bensosnowski1128 haha definitely. He does it pretty much every time I put my hand in his house. I don't know a ton about mice but I'm assuming mutual grooming is a family unit/parter type behavior.
He is perhaps licking the minuscule salt deposits from the traces of sweat on the surface of your palm.
What a sweet, handsome lil fella
@@Graytail I feel the same way! Love the dude.
You're gonna have a very powerful Pikachu one day 🤣 What a little beauty.
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what a nice person Stuart is
so cute, I always knew guinea pigs popcorned but I didn't know mice can too, it's very interesting!
Well to be fair, mice and guinea pigs are both rodents.
The joy of a little mouse melts my heart 🥹
@@babyIwelcomethepressure He really has been a totally unexpected bright light.
Thank you for sharing this. I have severe depression, and today I was struggling mentally. I had an episode of anger and rage, followed by sobbing hysterically. Seeing this little mouse brought me a moment of joy! This is one reason why I LOVE animals, even the little ones can have the biggest hearts.
Thanks for saving him! I had pet mice as a kid, and they are adorable.
@stargazingcatgirl3233 I'm happy that he made you smile! We have a lot of animals and I'm close with some but Stuart and I have a pretty special bond and he brings a lot of joy to my house so I'm glad you are able to share in that.
Had the same day as you
Hope you guys get the help you need, whether it may be in the form of another person or animal companion.
@@willochse4793 I can tell he's a very special pet!
@@Perry-o5i Hope you're okay?
You sure he just didn't have too much coffee? ^^
Ahah
What a cutie. His fur looks well groomed & healthy.
i think this is the cutest video of a rat or mouse i have ever seen
Hes the most adorable thing 😭😭😭
@Shewas-kathybates we absolutely love the guy. I never expected so much character and love from a rescued mouse of all things.
@@willochse4793 Aww blessings come from the most unexpected places sometimes 😅
What a sweet little guy. I'm so happy you saved him.
HES SO CUTEEE
Such a nice little habitat you made for him, thank you.
A big mouse is a happy mouse. Hes very cute
Thats how i move on two redbulls.
Kind People are wonderful.
He looks like a mix of field mouse & hamster, what a cool little dude
Stuart: 'I like humans... but I couldn't eat a whole one in one sitting'
I wish my mice would love to have me pet them. The closet to grooming they done to me was biting me when they were curious what human flash taste like.
@teh1archon It's a pretty unique feeling to be trusted by one of these guys when almost 100% of our experience is with them being super skittish. Stuart will gently bite my nails and calices thinking they don't belong on me but generally never to pain threshold. Now, if I have my hand somewhere he doesn't want it, he will definitely let me know by biting and trying to move it. At any rate, it's definitely an interesting bond.
Stuart preening his human
What a lovely little mouse
Thank goodness you didn't release him. He would have been subjected to a lot of extreme dangers -- very cold nights, hot days, endless search for shelter, constant shortage of food and water, and the constant threat of many predators that would have tortured him.
@mikem.2078 for sure. At the point where he was old enough to forage on his own, I felt he was too attached and dependent to let him go, especially considering he was a country mouse and that's where I would have released him. I'm just glad he's a happy dude and doesn't have to worry about all that.
I'm glad that you are keeping him.
He's very cute and I love watching him popcorn and groom you and you holding him and pet him with your thumb.@@willochse4793
If you watch this at half speed, I feel like i'm watching it from the mouse's perspective. Makes way more sense.
Wowww he gets so calm and soothed in your hands. Wish I had someone to pet me like that
I kept a wild mouse caught by a cat and he lived for four years. He was too timid for that level of interaction, it’s really nice to see that Stuart is open to it ☺️ I did worry that my Russell would be bored and lonely but he seemed quite content. I did feel sad though after he passed that fancy mice (shop-bought mice) can be put with captive wild mice for company - I hadn’t realised that. Maybe something to consider? 🙂
@KatAsp312 Thanks for the info! I was starting to think I may do just that with the fancy mouse. I love that your mouse lived for 4 years and I hope mine is as hale.
@@willochse4793 no probs 😊
His colouring reminds me of acacia rats.
@StitchesLovesRats I had to look them up but, yeah, I can see that - especially along the top of their backs it looks similar.
@@willochse4793 you probably found mine. Before I had them there were so few pics and vids online. I had 4 generations of a single bloodline over 10 years. They have soft fur, don't have that western rat smell, and live longer. My longest lived was Wun Wun. He lived to the age of 4 and a half and lived to know his 3 grandsons.
@StitchesLovesRats wow that's awesome. I'll have to look more into the species - they sound very interesting. I'm still learning about these Hispid cotton rats as well. I've seen them around in the country my entire life but never thought twice about them until I had to care for one and they continue to surprise me.
@@willochse4793 well, I got vids and fb pages. Will help you anyway I can if you ever wish to benefit from my experience.
@@willochse4793 lotta useful vids on my channel (don't need credit, subs, attention). Showed how I did my cage setup in one vid.
Wowie, he’s very excited! 🤩 So good to see!
The cage(although cosy) and wheel are a bit too small for him, they have big territories in the wild, and a wheel that small will hurt his back in the long run. If you can, a cage/terrarium around 32x20 inches would be a minimum. For wheel size, something with a diameter of minimum 8 inches would be much better. You might be able to find things like that for cheaper second-hand online if money is an issue. 🙂
I love that on any video of any pet, you can read a comment just like yours. "Aww, cute pet, here's everything you're doing wrong as a pet owner and if you don't have the time or the money, yes you do 😊😊"
@idfrigginkman Yeah, it’s almost like animals are not toys, but sentient, intelligent beings who require and *deserve* to live in an environment that meets their complex needs. It’s almost like some people recognise that animals deserve respect and the very best life we can possibly give them, once they’re out of their natural habitat, and in our care in captivity. Man, it must be so terribly frustrating for you. ☹️
@@Prenum my point is i'd like to see one pet video where all the comments are just "aww cute pet" and not a chance to morally one-up the poster
@idfrigginkman also, if you don’t have the time or the money, you shouldn’t own pets. It’d make you an irresponsible, selfish a-hole.
This dude’s situation is completely different, since he didn’t go and buy this animal but rescued it, which is wonderful, he still needs to do his very best though.
I can tell you believe animals exist for our entertainment and enjoyment.
@idfrigginkman Sigh. Bruh, it’s not about “morally one-upping” anybody. People just care, some people love animals, some people, like you, love themselves. There’s laws about min req cage sizes for different animals, they’re in place for a reason, and it’s not to morally one-up people.
Stuart is so sweet 💞🐁
Tell the people in the background to stop yelling, Stuart's trying to relax here.
You should update his house, i use for my hamsters Ferplast maxi duna cages usually
So precious❤
Little cutie ❤
Much better than a mouse. They are very rarely that tame.
Mice and rats can both be extremely tame if hand raised from birth.
What a very beautiful creature
Aw he loves his daddy so much
Wow, that mouse really loves you/your hand
😂 Alright! They like popcorning too! I saw something saying that rats love to be tickled.
@ericfaith2810 He popcorns pretty often. If I catch him darting around the enclosure or tubes really fast and interact with him, he gets really excited. His favorite scratching area is behind the ears down and around his jawline - he will almost go to sleep when you scratch him there. I've yet to find where he might be ticklish and he definitely may not have a spot. I can see rats being capable of being tickled. They seem, for lack of a better term, more complex than mice.
Mice are cute
Cuteness overload! ❤❤❤
I kinda wonder if he can perceive you tho. With how small he is, he might only get your hand in his field of view.
@wakaitsu I've wondered that as well and I try to get eye level as much as I can. It's interesting because he recognizes my wife also and it may well be by smell but it seems like he's taking in a lot more, visually, than just the hand and such.
awww what a cutie pie! you're so nice for rescuing the little guy!
So cute !
Spaz like a spark then chill. Seriously though that’s big for a mouse eh?
@ION400 he's definitely healthy. I've never weighed him and he free feeds but he's really mostly fur. He can contort into all sorts of shapes and will flatten out and look pretty skinny then sort of hunch into a ball and look huge.
@@willochse4793 SOO 90% FLUFF!
Очень симпатичный мышик..❤
とてもかわいいネズミですね。何というネズミですか？
私はそれが一般的な野ネズミやイエネズミだと思います。 テキサス州には多種多様な小さなげっ歯類があり、それを区別するのは難しいです。 私たちは、彼がまだ牛乳を飲んでいたときに母親に捨てられた他の3人の非常に小さな赤ちゃんと一緒に彼を見つけました。 他の人たちは、私たちが彼らを救う前にヒアリに噛まれ、私たちが彼らをすべて救おうとしたとき、悲しいことに次の数日間で亡くなりました。 スチュアートだけが生き残った
@@willochse4793 日本には一般的に、ハツカネズミ、クマネズミ、ドブネズミが家ネズミとして有名ですが、アカネズミ、カヤネズミ、ハタネズミ、トガリネズミなど様々生息しています。動画のネズミは耳の毛が多いように見えます。最初クマネズミのよう見思いましたが、日本にはいないタイプのネズミのように見えます。
Happy mouse = utter spazz
but it a salt lick !!!
Yeah, salt lick definitely
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mr Jingles!
Милота мышка...❤❤❤😊
What species of vole/mouse is he? I've researched, but can't identify him. Is his tail naturally that length? If so then he's a vole. He obviously loves his life with you!
@sourisblanche753 something must have docked his tail either at birth, shortly thereafter or by the fire ants that we saved him from at about a week/10 days old. As far as I know, he's either a commonn house mouse or field mouse...some of the comparisons aren't very clear, though I haven't spent a ton of time researching.
@@willochse4793 I think he's not a house mouse so must be a field mouse aka meadow vole/field vole & they may have shorter tails. His striking markings confused me, so I guess there must be some regional variations. You have a wealth of varieties in the US where we only have 6 or 7 in the UK (our field mice are almost identical to your deer mice). Apparently he should be good at climbing & swimming!
@sourisblanche753 good info! We are in Texas and I originally thought he was a deer mouse due to his size as a baby but once he really started growing, it became apparent that his proportions and size were much different. He's definitely a good climber, though I think a bit on the pudgy side. I'm really amazed at how he bonded to my wife and I due to saving him at such a young age and we really do our best to get him out and socializing at least a couple of times a day as well as changing up his enclosure with new objects and entertainment. They truly are much more intelligent than we give them credit for.
@@willochse4793 He landed up the good life with your family & knows it. Which is why he's so bonded with you now. No nerve racking wild conditions for him. Because of their instincts some animals want the wild life but others know better!
I love watching you hold and pet the mouse. @@willochse4793
Poor Mouse. All alone, way to less space 💔
I second that this cutie looks like a bank vole to me.
* with the American accents, looking more into it, I believe you have a meadow vole!!
your watch is swollen
Why do small animals like rats, squirrels and lizards turn their heads in an instant and jerky way even when there is no danger?
@amazingcalvin It's built in behavior for prey animals. They move randomly to confuse and avoid predators for the most part. When they are completely calm, they'll move more deliberately but even a minor unexpected movement will switch on that defensive jerky motion.
@@willochse4793 Thanks. That was an interesting concept to learn!
@@amazingcalvin A lot of that behavior was intentionally bred out of pet prey animals like mice, rats, hamsters, etc. It seems exaggerated in this instance because, and correct me if I'm wrong, this mouse looks like a wild species.
If you are still keeping him in this enclosure, I IMPLORE you to get a much bigger one. Mice need space to be healthy. A single mouse need an enclosure of at least 80 deep 100 wide and 70cm high. The need to be able to run, divide their domicile into areas and above all, they need TONS of enrichment, such as climbing toys, multiple houses, hammocks and toys.
Mice are active little critters and to keep them happy and healthy, you really need to invest into them. Most guides I read on the laws of keeping mice only concern LAB mice, which can be kept in much smaller enclosures, but if you intend to keep one as a pet, please give the little man the space he needs to be happy.
He is very cute and looks healthy! I hope you two get a lot of bonding ^^
@TheOnlyToblin the one in the video is attached to a larger enclosure and a pretty complex series of tubes and various smaller hideouts. I add and remove enrichment objects daily and interact with him every night at the minimum but usually a couple of times a day. He free feeds a natural food mix but I bring him fruits and vegetables as treats a few times a week - he loves blueberries. That being said, we are moving and I do have a larger main enclosure on the way and I'd like to find a way to retrofit the tube system to it because it would be a shame to lose it. He likes to hang out and sunbathe in one of the turns of the tubes in the morning.
@@willochse4793 I suspected as much, as I spied a tube connection at the very edge of the frame, but I couldn't be sure, so just in the occasion that you weren't aware, I felt I should share.
I'm glad to hear my fears were unfounded, and I wish you and the little man much, much joy together. I've had mice for many years now (although only females, as I prefer groups of mice) and they really are wonderful family members.
I hear mice are hard to take care of, in part due to their short lives
@ChronoSquare In my limited experience, the babies are very hard to keep alive. Stuart was one out of 5 that we saved from being abandoned. The others had been bitten by fire ants and didn't make it past a week despite our best efforts. Start was the strongest and he ended up fine but, yes, we only expect him to be around for a couple of years at the maximum which is hard to think about but I'm just trying to make his time the best I can and he does seem happy.
that does not make it "hard"? :)
Also teh yhsould NOT live that short
They also eat everything so it is quite easy
@@cosmicreef5858 Yes, mice are hard to take care of due to the emotional attachment people form and the difficulty of having to face their relatively quick deaths.
Yes, they SHOULD live that short, an average fancy mouse's lifespan is around 2 years, with 3 years being a very positive outlook. Their wild-living counterparts last even less time, around 6 months and rarely up to a year. The smaller the animal, the quicker it passes.
Do not feed a mouse everything, because some things are still bad for them.
Educate yourself.
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Dawwww adorable af
01:30 - Mmmm, salty!
veru cute
I hope you don't keep a mouse alone..
Why
@@Syphonpsx they re social animals and should be kept as 3 minimum to be happy. 2 at the very least
Humans can't replace that btw it's about social interactions in their own species like grooming and hierarchy
It's a hispid cotton rat.
Let stuart fre in a room & run around
How come he doesn't run away? Usually they run from humans.
@Syphonpsx My kids found him when he was about the size of a a pecan. His mom had just been eaten by a large rat snake. Anyway, we raised him from that point and he bonded with us so he knows our scents and faces/bodies as friendly.
Because he trusts! They run from humans to keep safe because most are dangerous!
@@willochse4793because you are definitively kind.
sweet little guy has tourettes
Maybe one day they'll figure out a way to extend the life of these cute little fellers
I am Unaliving of how adorable this is!
Bro when Stuart hit his body on the wheel it made me jump 😭
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Sweet, sign petitions to ban Cruel glue traps
No.
No
Not sure how those things are legal still. People who use them should be stuck to a full size one...
@rogeliooblea1971 there are plenty of other live and kill traps that are also equally or more effective. No need for the needless cruelty
@seymoarsalvage People without empathy, people who are incapable of feeling. And sadly, they are lots of them.
Not trying to pile on to the typical whining comments about not perfectly doing everything, but if you think you can accommodate it, mice are social creatures and do well with a friend (the exception being males that have mated with a female, they are aggressive towards each other). Perhaps a friend from a pet store would be good enrichment? (Ideally the same sex so you aren't drowning in mice pups.)
@Lithilic I agree and I may try in the future once we've moved and settled. I would have kept another of his siblings had any survived but the any bites they received eventually caught up with them all. I add/remove new items and enrichment for him almost daily and I interact with him every evening...my kids do as well so I'm hoping that keeps him entertained enough for the time being. He seems very content but, I agree, having a friend would be ideal.
please get him a larger enclosure!!
Someone else said this, but he said that this cage is connected to a much larger enclosure via tubing. So this is just one room of Start’s larger “house”
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She could use a bigger cage.
I was thinking that, it's a hamster cage!
It depends entirely on how much time he spends outside. He'd much prefer a smaller cage and lots of opportunity to go outside, than a huge cage that he spends 23+ hours a day in. Their natural inclination for a nest is small, so as long as that's not the place in which he primarily moves, he doesn't need a big cage.
@QualeQualeson I'd have a bigger cage and give them plenty of time out the cage. But iam not knocking the guy, he clearly loves the mouse and most importantly the mouse loves him back!.
@@ChickenDing You _are_ knocking the guy and I'm surprised you didn't also mention that he needs company, which is the other staple rebuke brought to any such video by an army of aggressive underaged know-it-all's. Do you even know the background for why this mouse is there?
@QualeQualeson I'd commented to the issue of a small cage, not to have an argument about it. I agree though she definitely needs a play mate.
I think your lovely friend here is actually a vole!
Upgrade his cage pleaae
What you see is only a portion of his habitat. Thanks though.
please reasearch proper mice enclosure, he needs space to move around.
this small room is a part of a very large enclosure, I was a little worried too but I found out the model of the full thing. thank you for trying to help someone, though. have a good day
Adorable, is he a gerbil? He looks like like a brown version of a gerbil I owned.
@katb504 he is either a common house mouse or a field mouse. I'm leaning to house mouse but the comparisons I've seen online are difficult to apply.
@@willochse4793 house mouse for sure.
The clicking noises annoy the mouse
You cant keep mice and rats solo, they need companions. Also that cage is way too small and not suited for rodents. That's inhumane. Please research how to keep mice and don't just buy the cheap unsafe cages they have at the pet store. They are never fit for actual use (and good god pet stores shouldnt sell those things)
Looks happy to me.
Are you contractually obligated to do this?
There's a copy of you in every single animal video on the internet.
It depends on the species, actually. If it was a fancy rat (rattus norvengicus) you would be right. Male roof rats (rattus rattus) should be kept solitary, while the females can be kept with a friend or two. This here is a hispid cotton rat, a naturally solitary species.
@@ectothermicBelieve it or not, some people actually care about animals that much.
Everything you said is true, but keep in mind to try to sound a little extra friendly when presenting people with information like this or they may get defensive and unreceptive - and we of course want to avoid that, for the sake of the animal. :)
funny mouse, it look like a Tourette syndrome with fast head moves)
That’s a vole
No it isn't. Why there's always someone in the comments section unable to tell a vole from a mouse
When a radiant grooms you they have accepted you has family. They are very smart and have great eye sight so he knows you very well even your sent. He's so adorable and loving. He felt very comfortable when you started rubbing his head he was getting into it. This is unconditional love he doesn't judge you he just loves you because you took time to show him love and care. This is why I love animals. They are not judgemental nor greedy, they want to survive and pass on their genetics. I actually taught my neighbor how to catch a mouse that got stuck in his apartment by making friends with it. He was able to get it a peanut and gave it food and he picked it up and put it in a shoe box and I came over to help him release it back into the field where it came from. He was very excited so he took a video of me releasing the cutie pie. He showed it to his mom. He called me a mouse whisperer. 😂 I said no I just thought like the mouse for the moment so I could teach you how to handle it. Now that I think about it that is what animal whispering is. 😊❤ You are very lucky to have such a bond with this innocent tiny creature. Imagine being a tiny creature and a gaint came into your life and it showed you it carec by giving you comfort and food and water. Over time a bond is built and it's unbreakable. ❤
Does he likes you?
@User0000000000000004 he does, yes. Either he likes me or I taste like fruit or something.
I hope you don't live in NY. Hide your mouse.
@hermosafish Oh totally. We're relatively free here in TX but that kind of BS can really happen anywhere. That story is horrible.
@@willochse4793 Excellent! Don't mess with TX! I have a friend in Houston who made himself very, very rich down there!
"I admittedly don't know a ton about mice and their behavior" *It shows, to start with; You should NEVER have only one. Always in pair at least (2 minimum).*
I do love mice and rats both, smart and adorable creatures.
"It shows" Did you not finish reading that it was a rescue and the siblings died, or is being smug and dickish an immutable trait for you?
are you sure you're not trying to extend rat behaviour to mice? from what i've heard, male mice in particular tend to be fiercely territorial.
You're just regurgitating dogma that you've read that's based on the idea that pet rodents spend most of their time in a cage being ignored (probably by a kid that spends too much time on social media). I doubt that you have ever really given it a second thought, and it shows. There's plenty of variables and scenarios where a single one is perfectly fine, even preferred, and this certainly is one example, which you'd know if you weren't so busy offhandedly arresting people and fishing for likes from your peers.