Got a bit of a shock this morning!

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I was dismantling the coop they lived in as the ramp keeps on breaking and with the way it attaches i worry about them get caught on the screws.
So i've removed the coop and put them back in their hutch (smaller but safer).

I moved one of their bridges and saw a mouse sitting there!
I honestly have no idea how it got in there as if you've seen the picture in the hutch section, it's about 1cm square mesh. The only thing i can think of is that it either ran in whilst someone was fussing the piggies or it got through when it was a baby and stayed there for free food.

He ran into a plant near where he was so i've put some hamster food down (trying to fatten my ham up so is on wagg gerbil, hamster and mouse) nearby.

Numerous spiders to, so i'm now a nervous wreck!


Oh yeah, i named him Steve.....

Has anyone else's piggies got a pet without asking or am i first?
 
He did also seem quite tame as i stroked him and stepped back for a couple of seconds before he walked off so think he's been there a while.
Quite plump to so think the boys have been feeding him to haha.

He can get in their hutch though (bar spacing is wider) but i don't mind providing he doesn't disease the boys. It will keep him safe from the cat (explains why he's been hanging around the hutch tbh)
 
I know that you feel sorry for the mouse (I would too) but please be aware that wild mice can carry diseases especially through urine and droppings.

May be you could provide the mouse with shelter and food away from the hutch? But take in to account you may attract others
 
Claire W said:
I know that you feel sorry for the mouse (I would too) but please be aware that wild mice can carry diseases especially through urine and droppings.

May be you could provide the mouse with shelter and food away from the hutch? But take in to account you may attract others
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I know what you mean, although i doubt i will see it again as it still ran away so will associate the hutch with a threat. The hutch isn't on the ground either as it's about 2 inches above the ground so don't think it will be able to get in.
The cat will also be on patrol a lot (especially as he's on a diet at the moment).
 
In our old house there was a big field behind the garden , we always used to get mice in the hutch especially in the winter ! Not much you can do really, but keep the area clean, I'm not sure its a good idea to feed it , you dont want to invite rats into the area , which are now way near as cute as the little mousy !

We also used to get snails in the hutches , climbing in the food bowls ! eeeuuuuwww
 
Little mice can get in through 1cm mesh. Maybe he ate so much while he was in there that he couldn't get out again!
 
I if were you, I'd attach another mesh in front of the exisiting one so they overlap and create smaller holes.
Mice can transmit diseases; extra food will also attract rat (who will happily kill any piggy). Mice will also reproduce quite quickly on good food...
 
That's a good point about him getting bigger. He did look very healthy (seems piggie food suited him).

All i'm going to say is......the cat's started hunting again - just heard my mum scream this morning lol. Not a bad hunter for a 14yr old.
When i dismantled the coop and before i moved the hutch i did jet wash the patio (coop obviously had no bottom)
 
I know someone who lost all her and her brothers piggies because a rat got into the shed where they were housed and 'spayed ' urine on and into the cages and all over their hay bale. This poisoned the piggies and they all unfortunately died. She was so upset. I hope mice pee isn't as dangerous.
 
I love mice- they are really cute, but I would be extremely unhappy to find a wild one in such close proximity to my pigs or other pets. As has been said, they carry disease which could be potentially fatal and are expert at getting into tiny places. Also, two inches above floor level would not stop them- they are excellent climbers & jumpers. I agree with Wiebke about the mesh and taking measures to keep them out.
 
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