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Peter Tosi

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:53 pm
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One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay
mostly) and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat
and do not fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little
nook (often little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
her younger mouse mate.
Is this normal or should we be worried.

Peter

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Phil L

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:53 pm
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Peter Tosi wrote:
:: One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the
:: other is very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball
:: mouse). We feed them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix
:: (which looks like hay mostly) and the odd almond, sunflower and
:: pumpkin seed. They both eat and do not fight. They groom each
:: other and sleep in the same little nook (often little mouse uses
:: golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag). Funnily enough golf
:: ball mouse has only started overeating since we got her younger
:: mouse mate.
:: Is this normal or should we be worried.

Assuming Little Mouse isn't a male, and GBM isn't pregnant, then it's
possible that she is trying to eat everything before LM gets to
it...providing there is an ample supply of food she may 'realise' that LM
poses no threat to her and revert back to normal eating habits.
All mice are different, she may just be a fat mouse, I've had fat ones, thin
ones, lazy ones and ones that love exercise - no two are ever the same.
If you want to put them on a diet, cut out the shop-bought mix and replace
it with wholemeal bread, plain boiled rice and a few veg - they will live
happily on this and it's not fattening - personally I feed mine on a mixture
of seeds and small dog biscuits, along with wholemeal bread and the odd
handfull of grass, as a rare treat they get dandelion leaves, maybe once per
month in summer.


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If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.

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Lady Blacksword

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:15 pm
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I would say that the cause is little mouse being male- especially if it's
been about two weeks since you introduced little mouse.
Good luck! Mice can have 13 kittens easily.........
Murri

"Peter Tosi" <nospam.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
> very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
> them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay mostly)
> and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat and do not
> fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little nook (often
> little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
> Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
> her younger mouse mate.
> Is this normal or should we be worried.
>
> Peter
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Meghan

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:51 pm
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The only reason I would suspect pregnancy is that when I had my pregnant
mouse (from the pet store) she turned into a pure golf ball - stuck out on
both sides - it was amazing. I suppose you'll find out the answer to that
soon enough. If that's not it, then you might just have a genetically fat
mouse, although the fact that she only got that way since the little mouse
came is suspicious of something else going on. Do you have a wheel for
them? Maybe you can encourage exercise. I noticed some mice couldn't care
less about the wheel, and others won't get off it, but it's worth a try.

Meghan

"Peter Tosi" <nospam.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
> very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
> them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay
> mostly) and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat
> and do not fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little
> nook (often little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
> Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
> her younger mouse mate.
> Is this normal or should we be worried.
>
> Peter
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Peter Tosi

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:17 pm
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I don't think little mouse is a male, there are no male bits in evidence.

Peter

Lady Blacksword wrote:
> I would say that the cause is little mouse being male- especially if it's
> been about two weeks since you introduced little mouse.
> Good luck! Mice can have 13 kittens easily.........
> Murri
>
> "Peter Tosi" <nospam.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:42bfe8a8$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>
>>One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
>>very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
>>them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay mostly)
>>and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat and do not
>>fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little nook (often
>>little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
>>Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
>>her younger mouse mate.
>>Is this normal or should we be worried.
>>
>>Peter
>
>
>
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Peter Tosi

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:28 am
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its funny but golfball mouse loves the wheel, she runs like a maniac.
she fills it up more and more. lol

Meghan wrote:
> The only reason I would suspect pregnancy is that when I had my pregnant
> mouse (from the pet store) she turned into a pure golf ball - stuck out on
> both sides - it was amazing. I suppose you'll find out the answer to that
> soon enough. If that's not it, then you might just have a genetically fat
> mouse, although the fact that she only got that way since the little mouse
> came is suspicious of something else going on. Do you have a wheel for
> them? Maybe you can encourage exercise. I noticed some mice couldn't care
> less about the wheel, and others won't get off it, but it's worth a try.
>
> Meghan
>
> "Peter Tosi" <nospam.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:42bfe8a8$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>
>>One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
>>very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
>>them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay
>>mostly) and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat
>>and do not fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little
>>nook (often little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
>>Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
>>her younger mouse mate.
>>Is this normal or should we be worried.
>>
>>Peter
>
>
>
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Anna

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:38 pm
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Has it occurred to you that Golfball mouse may soon become Momma mouse
and that little mouse has hidden attributes?
Anna
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:53:11
+1000, Peter Tosi wrote:

> One of our mice is approaching golf ball proportions while the other is
> very ordinary looking (about half the size of golf ball mouse). We feed
> them a diet consisting of a bagged mouse mix (which looks like hay
> mostly) and the odd almond, sunflower and pumpkin seed. They both eat
> and do not fight. They groom each other and sleep in the same little
> nook (often little mouse uses golf ball mouse as a mouse shaped beanbag).
> Funnily enough golf ball mouse has only started overeating since we got
> her younger mouse mate.
> Is this normal or should we be worried.
>
> Peter
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