I bought three white mice that look exactly alike. Is there any way I can mark them to tell apart by using a marker or something? Or will that screw up their skin?
2007-07-23 06:02:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
I agree w/ the suggestion of trimming a bit of fur (you'd only need to do this to 2 of them obviously) until you know them well enough to tell them apart.
Our 2 boys rats are nearly identical but 1 has a small crimp in his left ear & the other has slightly more prominant eyes. We shoulda named them Thompson & Thompson lol.
2007-07-23 06:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Catkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trouble with "marking" them is that what you use may be toxic to them even if it isn't to humans. Please DO NOT tie a string around any part of their anatomy. That would be the same as torturing them because number one, you do not know if it's too tight, and number two, they will gnaw it off either injuring themselves or swallowing the string which then becomes a bowel hazard.
If you absolutely must do something, take a snippet of hair off from some part of their body - never cut their whiskers! - until you can tell them apart. Maybe one you could cut some off the top of it's head and another off it's back. Be careful not to cut their skin. After awhile, if you are observant, you should be able to tell them apart without marking them.
2007-07-23 13:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't mark them,they could be allergic to the chemicals in the pen/marker.And definitely don't tie anything around them,choking hazard. Just watch them and learn there personality's.And next time don't get three identical mice ha ha
2007-07-23 13:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by deathbykerosene 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use a drop of food coloring on the tip of the tails. Completely non-toxic and safe. In time, you won't need it. You will be able to tell them apart by differences in size and shape of their heads, bodies, ears, eyes, and feet.
Have fun!
2007-07-23 13:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by howldine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of them isnt bigger or anything? I would keep them in different cages because they might be a male and female. even though the pet store said their not. They said tht about my mice. then i ended up with 14 babies.
2007-07-23 13:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol dont worry i've had that issue before. What I have seen and learned is ok is if you take a small dab of nail polish and quickly dab a little bit on their fur near the tail. Hopefully you either are a girl or have a girlfriend who wears nail polish :)
2007-07-23 13:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
thats not a good idea just leave them you will eventually notice diffrent features and attitudes they have just wait a while and you will see kkxxx
2007-07-23 13:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put a small mark on their tails with different colored sharpies. It will eventually fade over time, but then just reapply.
2007-07-23 14:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by KityKity 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That probably is not a good idea if you really wanted to tell them apart put a diff colored string on their feet. But not to tight but tight enuf.
good luck!
2007-07-23 13:06:48 · answer #9 · answered by emilieqt 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
you can put little different colored dots on their ears. thats what i would do cuz it wont hurt them
2007-07-23 14:25:34 · answer #10 · answered by julz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋