Just got back from the pet store. Asked the guy for a small mouse, he came back with a pretty large almost breeder size. So I asked the other guy if they had anything smaller and he let me in the back to pick one. I noticed they had rat pups! So I eagerly said "how much are the rar pups? " (I had already paid, so wasn't sure how much difference in price there was etc. He replied "they're not for sale. They are still nursing! Smallest rat we sell is a small rat at $3something"

Now, in another situation this wouldn't have bothered me. Policy is policy. But I just bought 2 rat pinks from this store about 2 weeks ago...so.. yea. Anyways, got the small mouse because I didn't see the employees that I normally deal with.

I dropped it in the tub, and it went right into the hide with mojo in it. *squeak* hide jumps...and I had the tub open! So I lifted the hide and he's got a good bite, and leave him be.

Maybe there is hope for him yet! He didn't spit it out when I lifted the hide, so I'm happy!

Side note, I didn't weigh it prior because I was excited to see how the feeding went. It was smaller than I thought after seeing him gulp it down in less than 5 min. I think he's still hungry lol. I'll give him 3-4 days and get another mouse for him.