01/24/2023
Hi all,
We are implementing a new policy for our rodentry:
Any mice that will be evaluated as breeding prospects on our end will stay with us for two months (8-12 weeks). This is to make sure an incident surrounding a mouse we deemed breeding quality in the past, who was sweet when he was younger (4 weeks old), but bit me when he was older (12.4 weeks old, with a nip a few days ago or so that I was seeing if he'd repeat it - he did, but harder), have less chance of happening. Good thing we caught it in time, but while the odds won't always be on our side, we want to help reduce it.
Folks who reserve and bought mice from us or before this policy is enacted are exempt from it, because they did reserve and buy mice from us. But from here on out, new buyers will be held to this policy, including pet prospects. While there are more leeway with pet prospects, we are still a bit cautious.
We don't want to jump the gun and sell a breeding prospect that's skittish or bites, because even if the parents are good temperamentally, at times there will be an unlucky draw in genetics. Temperament isnt a simple dominant and recessive. We're also going to do a rough temperament evaluation on all of our mice that will be deemed breeding prospects at 4 weeks old, and later at 2 months old. Pet prospects can still be homed at 5-6 weeks of age, but we do request that any bites should be informed to us as soon as possible, so we can help you replace the biter.
Have Zekrom's litter (first pic, Phantom of the Opera Litter) and Ash's litter (second pic, Vegetables Litter) for tax!