Harvest Mice

Alex90 · #1 (**permalink**) 31-07-2010, 08:25 PM

Have decided to have a go at photographing some of my harvest mice recently, i have been using the biggest colony here as there are a number of braver individuals who are in a way tame, although to be honest i think they see you more as an object to climb as opposed to someone holding them. it does however take a while to get them used to the smell of your hands.

This colony currently consists of 11 individuals, there are approximately 6 adults and 5 youngsters and a litter due any time in the next 48 hours. Given the right opportunities they build absolutely fantastic nests which the female has constructed over the last 2 days (will attempt a pictures of this at some point).

Uhhh got this far and realised pictures wouldnt upload due to file size! here is al ink to them for now ... will have to have to resize a few later! Flickr: AlexEames' Photostream

Alex

EDIT: we arent allowed to use external images from places such as photobucket are we?

faz · #2 (**permalink**) 31-07-2010, 08:37 PM

wow not seen them all love ur pictures

Tracey.A · #3 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 06:47 AM

Hi Alex, just had a look at all your pics and what a treat that was. Thank you

Tracey

Littlesparrow · #4 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 08:45 AM

Lovely pictures, guilty mouse my favorite. I like the lizards and snake too.

vole-woman · #5 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 08:49 PM

Oh, those are just stunning!!!

vole-woman · #6 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 08:51 PM

Just been through the whole album. Your photos are amazing, Alex.

Alex90 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 09:26 PM

You will see the further back you go the worse the pictures get in my photostream

Some of them are terrible not sure what inspired me to upload them... suppose its just part of getting better with practise.

Here are the small size of 2 pictures including guilty mouse

Guilty Mouse

Had to shrink them down a lot and reduce JPG quality to reduce the filesize... any idea what the size limit is? (i've not really looked properly but not seen it anywhere obvious)

EDIT: with regards to the pregnant female, she gave birth last night. I havent spotted where the litter is as its not possible to search without disturbing them. Probably won't see them until they venture out in 3 weeks time.

Alex

Kayleigh · #8 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 09:37 PM

Loved the pics they are all very good, I especially liked the slow worm with its tongue out and the harvest mice of course.
Brilliant shots thanks for sharing..

vole-woman · #9 (**permalink**) 01-08-2010, 10:16 PM

"Guilty mouse"! Lol.

citychick · #10 (**permalink**) 08-08-2010, 10:33 AM

Gorgeous! I have Harvest Mice, a very small colony of 3 Females and 2 Males. I have only had them 1 month. I have one very pregnant female already! unfortunatley I am not as good at photographing them as you - your photos are amazing.

They are very interesting and beautiful little critters which provide hours of entertainment!

Hope to see pics of your babies once the emerge from the nest