The Good Egg Mousery

18/03/2026

If anyone is able to sponsor an end of year award for Queensland Rodent Fanciers so that the wonderful floofs can receive their sashes, please contact QRF. Details in the post shared below 👇💛

Hi QRFers! Can you please help by sponsoring an award (or two!) for our special End of Year Awards? Sponsorship prices are listed at the top of each section and cover the cost of a sash. Super appreciative of any support, we understand money is tight for most folks these days 🫶🏻 Please email [email protected], or visit the Queensland Rodent Fanciers FB group if you can assist!

Prices are approximate, pending response from the supplier. We will update with confirmed prices when we receive the information, but they shouldn't go higher than what is listed here.

BEST OF YEAR 2025 AWARDS - $21.77EA

💜 Best Rat of the Year 2025 - Sweetpaws Creative
🌟 Best Mouse of the Year 2025
🌟 Best N.S. Rat of the Year 2025
🌟 Best N.S. Mouse of the Year 2025
💜 Best Pet Rat of the Year 2025 - Melissa B
🌟 Best Pet Mouse of the Year 2025
🌟 Best Rat Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Best Mouse Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Best Pet Rat Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Best Pet Mouse Breeder of the Year 2025

RUNNER UP BEST OF YEAR 2025 AWARDS - $11.22EA

🌟 Runner Up Best Rat of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Mouse of the Year 2025
💜 Runner Up Best Pet Rat of the Year 2025 - Kerri-Anne J
💜 Runner Up Best N.S. Rat of the Year 2025 - Kerri-Anne J
🌟 Runner Up Best N.S. Mouse of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Pet Mouse of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Rat Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Mouse Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Pet Rat Breeder of the Year 2025
🌟 Runner Up Best Pet Mouse Breeder of the Year 2025

15/02/2026

The GEM show team will be out in full force at the April 2026 Queensland Rodent Fanciers show! We can't wait to exhibit our new generation of young mice!!

SAVE THE DATE! Our next QRF Show is on Sunday 12 April, and we hope to see you there! Entries will open a few weeks before the show, so for now, just mark this date in your calendars and let your friends know it's happening 🧚‍♀️

📅 Sunday 12 April
🕙 10am onwards (9am entrants + stall holders)
📍 62 Newnham Rd, Mt Gravatt
🎟️ FREE visitor entry
🚗 FREE on-site parking

19/01/2026

Our first mouse litter in a very long time, thanks to Nardia of Verminselli Mousery ❤️ these youngsters are a beautiful mixture of GEM, Verminselli, and Rainbow Magic, kindly gifted to the mousery after many months of difficulty convincing the GEM mouses to breed.

I think these babies have convinced the other girls to give pups a try, as we have two other divine does very pregnant and ready to release the beans!

It's a joy to have babies in the mousery again.

09/01/2026

Will the GEM mouses see you there?!

🪩It's almost time to party folks! 🪩

Make sure you pop down to the QRF Show this Sunday to cuddle some sweet critters, grab a bite for breakfast or lunch, and support some small businesses! Visitor entry is free, and you can stay as little or as long as you'd like. See you from 10am (or 9am for entrants and vendors for set up!)

13/07/2025

The Good Egg Mousery's Mite & Lice Treatment Guide

If your mice are scratching more than normal, have thin fur, patches of fur missing, or scabs under their fur, it might be time to treat them for mites and lice!

All GEM mice are treated with Selamectin before they go to their new homes, but sometimes later in life they need a little bit of help. For instructions on how to keep your GEMs healthy and happy, follow the link below.

THE GOOD EGG MOUSERY MITE AND LICE TREATMENT GUIDE LINKS TO OTHER GEM RESOURCES GEM Adoption Application GEM Mouse Care Guide IMPORTANT INFO Mouse mites and lice come in various species that can affect their hosts in different ways. Typically mice will scratch and may have areas of hair loss...

09/07/2025

The GEM mouses will be in the Enchanted Forest on August 3rd! Come visit us if you'd like to see our sweet little faces ✨🪻🐭🪻🌿

Queensland Rodent Fanciers fourth show of the year is coming up fast! We just polished off our Teddy Bear Picnic show this past Sunday, but now it's time to ramp up again for the Enchanted Forest Show!

If you'd like to come and visit the beautiful rats and mice and browse the rodent-related products from our community, drop in and take a look around!

📅 Sunday, 3rd of August 2025
📍 The Brisbane Finnish Hall, Mt Gravatt
🕙 10am – 3pm
🎟 Visitor entry is FREE!

Creative Critter Co
Cheeky Chopps Hammocks
My Little Mouseterpiece
The Good Egg Mousery
Verminselli Mousery
Rainbow Magic Rattery

25/05/2025

🎉🐻 Save the Date! 🐻🎉

QRF Queensland Rodent Fanciers are excited to invite you to our Teddy Bear Picnic Show! 🐻💙🌼

📅 Sunday, 8th June 2025
📍 The Brisbane Finnish Hall, Mt Gravatt
🕙 10am – 3pm
🎟 Visitor entry is FREE!

Come along for a fun-filled day celebrating our adorable furry friends – there'll be rats and mice, teddy bear-themed fun, and our wonderful vendors with their handcrafted hammocks and other bits and bobs.

Creative Critter Co
My Little Mouseterpiece
Rainbow Magic Rattery
Verminselli Mousery
The Good Egg Mousery

Don’t miss it!

17/03/2025

GEM Mice and rats will be there!

Save the date! Our next QRF Show is just a few short weeks away, and the theme is Easter!

QRF Easter Show info:
📅 Sunday 13 April 2025
🕙 10am - 3pm (exhibitors please arrive by 9am)
📍 The Brisbane Finnish Hall, Mt Gravatt
💵 Free entry for visitors! Plus lots of free on-site parking

Come down and visit the sweet rattos and meece, boop some snoots, cuddle some floofs, and browse the fantastic hand made crafts and beautiful rodent hammocks created by our talented community!

Hope we'll see you there!

09/01/2025

GEM will have six sweet mouse does available from the 1st of February 2025. Argente creams and argentes, mostly standard coat with some long coat as well.

If you're interested in adopting a GEM, please do the following:

1) See our mouse care guide:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyXPQlNQur_XDnwvDVvt4xlq6n61AWzv5NRIU6cQpFU/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawHr84lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHToerTFbrN4B_U_-BOVoCgPLQRJKSULxs6sYd00pUg3ron6vVdI504tR7w_aem_V5asw0w_yl-JLfCk6ak4Hw&tab=t.0

2) Then fill out an adoption application form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJkpGo4jb6u-klcumBFFQLKC8-G5LyKvWQb1rueUBukXVeyg/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawHr9FFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVtpYibPmq8Vw62_YK5aKSgMq4_kxUib_KP3FB_v4JnbuNiQDSweGqT-AQ_aem_6cipTpwjs3JEyulEXUz40Q

3) And finally, send a photo of your enclosure setup to us via messenger.

Once we have reviewed your application you will be notified of either approval or of improvements/changes that need to be made in order to become an approved adopter.

If you are already an approved adopter, please comment on this post to register your interest.

Happy New Year!

-Holly

22/12/2024

Mouse Colour Genetics in Australia - Lilac, Champagne, and Lavender

This past week we had the opportunity to spend some time with the mice of Rainbow Magic Rattery (who have taken over our variegated line). While we were there, drinking coffee and playing with mice (and rats), these youngsters caught my eye.

These three are a lovely representation of some of the possible dilutions of black (allele name: non-agouti, symbol: a):

1. Lilac (blue and chocolate diluted black)
Genotype: a/a b/b d/d P/* C/*
QRF Standard:A dark metallic silver, neither too blue nor too brown. Eye black.
NSWFRS Standard: A dark metallic silver, neither too blue nor too brown. Eyes black.
NMC Standard: Eye black. An even pinky shade of lilac

2. Champagne (chocolate and pink-eyed diluted black)
Genotype: a/a b/b D/* p/p C/*
QRF Standard: A warm, creamy yellow. Eye pink.
NSWFRS Standard: A clean warm beige with a pink tint. Eyes pink.
NMC Standard: Eye pink. The colour should be that of champagne silk with a pinkish tinge, free from mealiness and well carried out under.

3. Lavender (blue, chocolate, and pink-eyed diluted black)
Genotype: a/a b/b d/d p/p C/*
QRF Standard: A pale creamy colour, neither too grey nor too brown. Should be paler than silver and almost pinkish in hue. Eye pink.
NSWFRS Standard: A pale, pastel grey with a subtle pinkish hue. Eyes pink.

There are several other dilutions of black (chocolate, blue, silver), however this was a prime opportunity to photograph three of these pretty colours together. These babies are only a little over two weeks old, so their adult colours will be a little different.

22/12/2024

Mousery Update 22/12/2024

GEM has gone through a fairly drastic downsizing due to new career commitments (our hu-mum is going to be attending medical school next year- we think she should have gone to vet school instead so she could be OUR doctor!), as well as branching out into small-scale rat breeding, so we will not have as many mice available going forward, but may have some rattos coming soon!

Projects that are staying in house are our Argente Cream/White Tan/Agouti line, and our conformation-focused project that includes siamese, foxes and tans, and some fawn-based colours.

Our variegated project line has been passed on to another breeder to continue on with (Rainbow Magic Rattery), so if you're interested in variegateds, please contact them.

If there are any new hobby breeders who would like someone to bounce ideas off of, or ask advice from, I'm always happy to help newcomers get off the ground. I will always prioritise providing new show and pet breeders with quality starting stock, so reach out if that's you.

Thanks to all the wonderful mouse parents who have adopted from us over the years! We look forward to being able to supply you with delightful GEMs in future, just at a slower pace.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday time!

Merry Xmas!

-Holly