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Post by applecheeks on Jul 7, 2013 9:26:22 GMT 10
I'm Stephanie. I've owned mice for about 3 years now but only started seriously breeding them last year - I like to think I'm coming along in leaps and bounds with my progress on improving type. I found my first doe for my line at a pet store in Hamilton (yes, I am in New Zealand) who seemed to just morph into an abnormal looking mouse within a few months of owning her, large ears, bug eyes, "hour-glass" figure and a long tail and with that, it began. I live in Whangarei, New Zealand on about 11 acres and I have a fair few animals - Scottish Highlands, cats, fish, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and rats  Really not sure what else to say so feel free to ask questions! |
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Post by andy on Jul 7, 2013 14:48:47 GMT 10
Hi Stephanie and welcome what sort of varieties do you have in NZ? Is there many people involved in the fancy there?
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Post by applecheeks on Jul 7, 2013 15:23:38 GMT 10
Hi Stephanie and welcome what sort of varieties do you have in NZ? Is there many people involved in the fancy there? If you think Australia is in the dark with lack of colours, New Zealand is a whole 'nother ball park. As far as I am aware, we do not have any of the colours that involve "ce". We have pied and self in black, agouti, dove, argente, c-dilute agouti, chocolate, champagne, lighter mock chocolate, sepia, siamese, himalayan, albino, burmese and I believe that about covers what we have. The only coat types we have are standard and longhair. There are a lot of people that breed mice but I'm the only one so far with the goal of improving type. There are a few people who are trying to set up a mouse club but sadly, they do not understand the difference between Champagne and Argente. |
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Post by andy on Jul 7, 2013 15:50:49 GMT 10
Hmm I'll trade you some new mousey colors for a chinchilla?
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Post by applecheeks on Jul 7, 2013 16:10:25 GMT 10
Hmm I'll trade you some new mousey colors for a chinchilla? What's your definitition of a Chinchilla. I believe someone in Australia refers to c-dilute agoutis as Chinchillas - I tend to go by Finnmouse and Chinchilla according to them is a white bellied dilute agouti. I really should look up the import laws in regards to mice from Australia to NZ. |
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Post by andy on Jul 7, 2013 18:28:57 GMT 10
Our Chinchilla here is agouti with 2 copies of the chinchilla gene. I believe is their silver agouti the difference being theirs has to have a white belly.
But I was talking about the species chinchilla not the mouse color lol
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Post by applecheeks on Jul 7, 2013 19:29:01 GMT 10
Our Chinchilla here is agouti with 2 copies of the chinchilla gene. I believe is their silver agouti the difference being theirs has to have a white belly. But I was talking about the species chinchilla not the mouse color lol So I wasn't going completely nuts thinking Australia "chinchilla" mouse is just a cch/cch agouti, white belly or not. Ahhhhh! You guys don't have chinchillas? That seems so odd to me. |
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Post by andy on Jul 7, 2013 19:39:05 GMT 10
No we don't I really would love to cuddle one someday. We also don't have hedgehogs  |
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Post by applecheeks on Jul 7, 2013 19:53:15 GMT 10
My gosh, really? How do you live?! (kidding)
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