Can a hopper mouse and a fancy mouse live together?

[lasweetswan]

So I got four mice a few months ago as an impulse buy at the pet store when I went in to buy aspen. They were so cute, I couldn't not take them home. After a few days, I didn't like them anymore because they were smelly, more-so than I thought they would be. In any case, I have gotten over it and I am kinda fond of them now.

I just bought a spider BP baby and also bought two feeder mice. I fed him one of them and he ate it as expected, however, tonight, he took a F/T mouse with no hesitation. So I've decided I'm going to feed him F/T from now on. My question is, can I house the hopper mouse that was intended as a feeder with my 4 fancy mice? My 4 are all females and the hopper appears to be also. Will they bully her or will they accept her as a new colony mate? I see no point in her dying as snake food if the snake will eat F/T.

[West Coast Jungle]

They will probably shred it. Mice can be extremely canibalistic and terrirtorial. Rats are totally different and much more social.

[lasweetswan]

They will probably shred it. Mice can be extremely canibalistic and terrirtorial. Rats are totally different and much more social.

...........................................oh my.

[Rhasputin]

That's not necessarily true. Clean the cage with the does in it, put fresh bedding and lots of tubes and things in there (toilet paper tubes) to keep them busy. Also put vanilla on everyone's butts and noses. This way everyone smells the same, and nobody has any territory to be mad about.

If your hopper is too young, it's going to die anyways, because it won't be properly weaned. But if you go through that, you should be able to introduce them with no issues. Just give them a watch, make sure nobody's biting. They'll probably all chase a bit, but it should work out fine.

There's never been a situation where I've needed to go that far (usually cleaning the cage is enough) to introduce female mice, or even male mice to female mice or female mice to male mice. The issue is with male mice and other male mice.
There shouldn't be any real issues unless your hopper is too young, and dies.
I've never had a doe that I couldn't put in with other mice I wanted it to go in with. Not once has it ever been such an issue that I had to separate them.

[lasweetswan]

That's not necessarily true. Clean the cage with the does in it, put fresh bedding and lots of tubes and things in there (toilet paper tubes) to keep them busy. Also put vanilla on everyone's butts and noses. This way everyone smells the same, and nobody has any territory to be mad about.

If your hopper is too young, it's going to die anyways, because it won't be properly weaned. But if you go through that, you should be able to introduce them with no issues. Just give them a watch, make sure nobody's biting. They'll probably all chase a bit, but it should work out fine.

There's never been a situation where I've needed to go that far (usually cleaning the cage is enough) to introduce female mice, or even male mice to female mice or female mice to male mice. The issue is with male mice and other male mice.
There shouldn't be any real issues unless your hopper is too young, and dies.
I've never had a doe that I couldn't put in with other mice I wanted it to go in with. Not once has it ever been such an issue that I had to separate them.

Im pretty sure it is a young adult. But i may be wrong, maybe it isnt a hopper although it does hop around a lot. It is just a bit smaller than the four that I have.

[Rhasputin]

It should be fine. Just definitely clean the bedding, and throw in some toilet paper tubes or something. Keep an eye on them for a bit, and it should be fine.