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Originally Posted by mikatelyn
I take it harvest mice are good climbers?
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Yes! They are very agile and awesome climbers. Their tail is prehensile and they use it to hold onto things.
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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000
Is that the same as a field mouse?
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Field mice are different
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Originally Posted by alpacassei
are they different to keeping regular pet mice
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Yes. Harvest mice are much smaller - only 5g, rather than 30-40g of a fancy mouse. Also they are less prone to cancer and respiratory issues. They are a little more temperamental to keep in groups than fancy mice though (well, girl fancy mice. Boy harvies are better than boy fancy mice).
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Originally Posted by SKB_Hamsters
Must be lovely having little baby harvest mice
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I love having the babies! It's been fascinating to see how fast they developed. They were out of the nest, eyes open and climbing, allbeit a little wobbly, at 9 days old!