I have these three pretty red-gold mice called Ramona, Luna, and Juno, and two chocolate brown ones called Truffle and Coconut - those are currently my five favorites because they're inbred enough to be very dumb and docile and make excellent pets as a result...
Wellp, I cleared out the room where I was keeping them so I could paint it and get it ready for a friend to stay there. Therefore I moved the five mice (two cages) into my room temporarily prior to taking them to the attic where they'll be staying. At some point when I opened the door to go in or out of the bedroom, Sithreal sneaked past me into the room. About an hour passed, and I got involved in computer stuff, and then I heard from the next room: "Uh, you might want to check your mouse cages". Oh no. I ran over there and both the cages were lying on their sides, open. Headcount. Truffle (check). Coconut (Check). Ramona (Check). Juno (Check). Luna (UNcheck). Oops.
I looked all over my bedroom - nothing. Emptied out the closets, nothing. Moved furniture, nothing. Looked inside the box spring (the cats have gutted it and created a cave). Nothing. I figured Sithreal had surely eaten this mouse, who isn't the quickest little thing since she was bred to be a pet and trusts everything. So... I looked in a few more places around the house - but there are a lot of places so finally I gave up. Two days later. Rialian comes into the room with a mouse. "Look what I found"... Poor little thing looked hungry and thirsty but otherwise ok. She had been located in a pile of clothing on the floor (Rialian's Pants, to be exact). Ossana had found her, as evidenced by the fact that she was seen vigorously attacking Rialian's Pants...
So this supposedly "slow" mouse survived (1) Sithreal, who had specifically upended the cages to get to the mice (but evidently decided that since they weren't collard greens, they weren't worth bothering with); 2) all my other cats who are positioned strategically all over the downstairs; 3) Sageti, who guards the upstairs hallway; and 4) perhaps most miraculously, she survived the Jaws of Ossana by hiding in Rialian's Pants. If she hadn't been discovered at exactly that moment, her luck would probably have run out. I checked her a day later and she looked refreshed and playful, so I guess she's ok.
A very resourceful mouse...
Wellp, I cleared out the room where I was keeping them so I could paint it and get it ready for a friend to stay there. Therefore I moved the five mice (two cages) into my room temporarily prior to taking them to the attic where they'll be staying. At some point when I opened the door to go in or out of the bedroom, Sithreal sneaked past me into the room. About an hour passed, and I got involved in computer stuff, and then I heard from the next room: "Uh, you might want to check your mouse cages". Oh no. I ran over there and both the cages were lying on their sides, open. Headcount. Truffle (check). Coconut (Check). Ramona (Check). Juno (Check). Luna (UNcheck). Oops.
I looked all over my bedroom - nothing. Emptied out the closets, nothing. Moved furniture, nothing. Looked inside the box spring (the cats have gutted it and created a cave). Nothing. I figured Sithreal had surely eaten this mouse, who isn't the quickest little thing since she was bred to be a pet and trusts everything. So... I looked in a few more places around the house - but there are a lot of places so finally I gave up. Two days later. Rialian comes into the room with a mouse. "Look what I found"... Poor little thing looked hungry and thirsty but otherwise ok. She had been located in a pile of clothing on the floor (Rialian's Pants, to be exact). Ossana had found her, as evidenced by the fact that she was seen vigorously attacking Rialian's Pants...
So this supposedly "slow" mouse survived (1) Sithreal, who had specifically upended the cages to get to the mice (but evidently decided that since they weren't collard greens, they weren't worth bothering with); 2) all my other cats who are positioned strategically all over the downstairs; 3) Sageti, who guards the upstairs hallway; and 4) perhaps most miraculously, she survived the Jaws of Ossana by hiding in Rialian's Pants. If she hadn't been discovered at exactly that moment, her luck would probably have run out. I checked her a day later and she looked refreshed and playful, so I guess she's ok.
A very resourceful mouse...