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Why are my daughters mice dieing2007-11-24 22:19:12

Pine or aspen should NEVER be used for a rodent.

They begin to inflame in the lungs and suffer the same symptoms yours are!

Try to change to Cedar bedding BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!

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The bedding is probably the problem i am sooooo sorry about your daughters mice I would change the bedding to Carefresh it is the best bedding you can get then go to the vet and see what you can do about it!

Sorry about the mice!!!

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Pine bedding is not good for mice, but 2-3 weeks of it would not kill them. It is very possible that they were sick when you got them. Pet stores are not the best place to get rodents.

Heavy breathing is a sign of a respiratory infection. Pine bedding will agrivate this.

In my own experience pet store mice do not live that long to begin with. Mine averaged around 6 months, especially the white ones. The mice I raised from birth with proper nutrition for the mother(prenatal) and babies they lived over 2 years.

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Since the little ones died so soon after bringing them home, they were probably sick to begin with. Unfortunately, pet stores are seldom the best place to find companion mice. Mice and rats are often kept in overcrowded conditions & illness is very common. I hope the remaining mice are healthy & will enjoy long healthy lives. Please change their bedding. Pine and cedar are dangerous for rodents & although aspen is usually said to be okay, it doesn't seem very comforable. There are several other products that work very nicely. Carefresh Ultra even comes in different colors. Also, you might want to use filtered water for them and make sure that their food is fresh and wholesome. If there are boys & girls together, separate them-- the girls can have a new litter every 3 weeks!

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get all the mice out of that cage. clean the cage from top to bottom with sop and water, them until u can go to the store just put newspaper in the cage. good luck.

owner of 2 rats.