personality change

Brenda G. Kent wrote:
:: My usually energetic mouse ...Tibbles...was very quiet and would
:: not interact with the other mice today.
::
If he's a he, he should not be interacting with the others anyway, unless
you want more babies.

:: I don't know why.
::
:: Yesterday he took a pretty big fall ...about two feet...onto the
:: carpet and then was seemingly fine...but I wonder if he is just
:: feeling bruises or something.
::
not really, I've seen mice fall more than two feet before without any
injuries, although it's a slight possibility.

:: He may also be missing his cagemate who just had babies and is in
:: her own maternity cage for awhile.
::
If he's alone in a cage of his own he will be a bit sulky, mice need company

:: Whatever it is....it bothers me to see his normal personality
:: change so much.
::
:: Anyone have any advice? thoughts?
::
Rearrange his entire cage, add new tubes and boxes for him to explore and he
will be distracted from his 'mood'....if you are going to keep a male for
breeding purposes, he should be left in with the mother at all times, unless
you believe the myths about fathers eating the offspring (untrue)...other
than that he should be kept with a few male cagemates until you are ready to
breed from him and then he can join the females for a few days, but then you
risk fighting when he goes back in with his male friends as they will smell
the females on him and nothing causes more fights amongst mice than a female
in heat.
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