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I just got some feeder mice for a school project I'm doing 3 days ago. One of the mice keeps running in circles. It's a male. Is he making a substitution for a wheel? Is he marking his territory (there is another male in the aquarium with him along with 2 females)? Is he just plain insane? Blindness in one eye?

He is also a bit braver then the other 3 mice, when I stick my hand in he won't run and hide like the rest of them. He doesnt even seam to notice my hand being in there.

Anyone know what he's doing in that little mouse brain of his?

Another question... Is inbreeding unhealthy for mice?

dont want my corn to get sick or anything from a bad mouse... or hopefully a brazilion rainbow boad, just need to convince father that i need another snake and it won't eat him... Hehehe...

It sound like your mouse has an inner ear infection.(snake food)
Inbred mice generaly are smaller than outbred and have smaller litters. but some have been bred for high yield reproduction. But, good luck getting your hands on these. outbred lines are a little harder to maintain their consistancy through the generations.You get your best results if you know what two lines,were crossed to produce your outbred line. purchase these two and keep pure coloies of them. then set up your main breeding colonies from offsring resulting from the crossing of these two lines. hope this helps Gordon

Thanks for the info.

-Me