Mouse\Rat Pinkies, hoppers, etc....?????

[VegaBP]

How do you describe the difference between the stages of mice\rat? I keep reading about "Fuzzies, pinkies, hoppers, etc". Can anyone give a good description of all the stages? I don't want to just be guessing, you know? And I'm sure there is already a thread about this I just haven't come across it yet, and am not sure where to look. So I took the lazy way by just asking again Ha Ha.

[Boanerges]

You can go to rodentpro.com. They break it down good.

[Lateralus_Love]

It's pretty much weight and size, plus characteristics. A rat pinkie would be a newborn, no fur, still blind and deaf. Really small. This size is good for snakes that hatched within the past month or two. A fuzzy is a rat with a lil fur on it, but it's eyes and ears are still closed. They're slightly bigger than pinkies. Hoppers are about double the size of a pinkie I think, pretty much as furry as it's going to get, eyes and ears are open, and they're called hoppers because they hop around alot.

But do what Boanerges recommended, check out rodentpro.com. They show you the size and weight of each diff stage

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Mice

Those are mouse pinkies and mouse fuzzies (Obviously too small for any BP)

Pinkies 0 to 5 days

Hours old



5 days old



Fuzzies 6 to 14 days




Hoppers 15 to 20 days (used to start hatchling BP)



Weaned mice 3 weeks old



4 weeks and aboved are considered adults.

Rats

Those are rat pinkies 0 to 5 days (Too small as well)

Hours old



5 days old



Rat fuzzies 6 to 14 days old (used to start hatchlings)



Rat pups (with mom) 15 days to 21 days

[VegaBP]

Deborah That was great. Thank You very much!!!