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I'm Ashe! They/Them
I'm a fancy mouse breeder located in Houston, TX. Proud FMBA Member

12/10/2024

Dam is (too cold) coffee fox [a^t/a* c/c-ch D/d]
Her babies, poor coffee fox and BE silver fox [a^t/a* c/c-ch d/d].

"c/c-ch" starts off very cold and pale in the nest, and darkens and warms with age. "c/c-ch" is a terrible option if you want U8 coffee lol. Pale and cold works really well for U8 BE silver though.

In general c/c-ch is too cold for the coffee standard, but I like it 😆 I think when paired with fox, it's easier to get away with the top color being somewhat off standard. Still not ideal, but they're not my primary variety anyway.

06/17/2024

Two new rack designs featuring completely smooth food grade bus bins. I plan to sell the design plans for $5 once they've been built and I know the measurements work in practice.

8 Liter 3x9: 24 Bin Rack
Bin: 14.3" x 10.6" x 4"
Rack: 37" x 14.5 x 6' 0.6"

13 Liter 2x8: 16 Bin Rack
Bin: 17" x 12.6" x 4.6"
Rack: 29.5" x 17.5" x 6' 1.5"

06/01/2024

Happy pride month everybody! I've uploaded some pride mice to my Red Bubble! You can get them as stickers or button pins 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
https://www.redbubble.com/people/MouseGenetics/shop
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤💛💜🩵🤍🩷
Please let me know if you want to buy a pride mouse sticker, but don't see your flag! I've made 30 so far, but can add more if needed

11/26/2023

⚠️ Disclaimer⚠️
I have small hands. This buck is only 55g and 4.5 inches long when stretched out, nose to vent.

Exciting progress! The BE Silver Fox & Blue Fox line finally has a blue fox buck and 2 does! His arch is too far forward making him unbalanced. Not many does will be paired with him, but he will be helpful in producing more blue fox bucks in the future; hopefully ones better than him!

Since BE silver is a heterozygous variety and does not breed true, it's very helpful to have these blue foxes so I don't produce albinos in the future. I aim to show foxes, and PEWs would only get in the way.

BE Silver Fox x BE Silver Fox
25% Albino
50% BE Silver Fox
25% Blue Fox

BE Silver Fox x Blue Fox
50% BE Silver Fox
50% Blue Fox

BE Silver Fox: aᵗ/a* c/c-ch d/d
Blue Fox: aᵗ/a* c-ch/c-ch d/d

10/09/2023

Cage Cleaning Guilt from Mental Block

Do you ever find yourself getting behind on cage cleaning or general care due to various life circumstances? And then that guilt builds up making it even harder to face? That’s how I feel sometimes.

Many of us have either mental or physical health issues if not both that make it easier for this to happen, but regardless of what made you get off track, getting back on isn’t always so easy as just doing it. Finding enough mental fuel to overcome that guilt can be hard to come by, especially for those of us that are AD*HD and/or auti*stic where doing things we don’t enjoy can feel impossible at times.

One thing that almost always helps me is having an upcoming event where I know others may be able to see my mousery. This takes advantage of my overwhelming need to be observed as “good enough” due to the massive fear of being seen as a bad breeder. Feeling like an imposter isn't that uncommon. Even though this feeling is an overreaction or is irrational, it does work quite well as motivation fuel.

Events like this can be hard to come by. There aren’t that many mouse breeders, but if you can find enough people, a weekly group call can be both a fun way to socialize and easy fuel for consistently staying on top of routine tasks.

Do you have any tips or hacks that help you? Feel free to leave a comment below. :)

Edit: The asterisks are due to bots detecting the post and spamming me 😅

04/13/2023

Not the best photos, but some December babies are likely off to a new home soon. These are extras from the BE silver fox & blue fox line.

03/11/2023

Black Eyed Silver Fox Buck
DOB: 12/11/22

He's not terribly small, but he's not that large either. I just have small hands.

02/27/2023

~ Fancy Mouse Genetics ~

This is a fairly accurate map of the known loci of genes relevant to the US mouse fancy. A map like this might make it easier to see why the C and P loci are linked, as it is due to their close positions on chromosome 7.

A locus is a specific place on a chromosome.
A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific function.

For example, the A locus is where the ASIP gene is found.
• C locus: Tyr gene
• P locus: Oca2 gene

Some other relevant loci include:
• Lgh locus - Long Hair: chromosome 8, position unknown
• Ro locus - Roan/Merle: chromosome unknown
• Rst locus - Rosette: chromosome unknown
• Rw locus - Rumpwhite: chromosome 5, position unknown
• Spl locus - Splashed: chromosome unknown
• U locus - Umbrous: chromosome unknown

Original Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synteny
Edited by Ashe R Harrel

If you want to learn more about genetics come join my
Facebook group: Fancy Mouse Genetics Guide
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/bNEHyrquwv
or take a look at my google sheets: https://tinyurl.com/mousechart

12/31/2022

I'm not in many GP groups but I wanted to share my new babies with y'all 🥺 They both have pedigrees and I'll likely be breeding them next year when they're old enough. I don't know much about show standards for them yet, but I really hope I'll be able to learn more and attend some shows with Laci Tuey who gave them to me as a gift 💖 (consensually of course 😂)

Their oinks give me JOY. (as do their empty heads)

12/26/2022

Kitsune's Litter 💖 DOB: 12/15/22

12/19/2022

P22 and P24 (Pairing). They'll be weaning Jan. 8th. I have 3 others on the ground with 2 more dropping soon. :) Very excited about the future of this line.

P22 was culled down rather small as most of the pups did not fit the goal genotype, so I used that as an opportunity to foster over pups from P24. Each nursing doe has 6, which is typically the maximum I try to keep.

It was easy to mix these two litters together without losing track of pups, due to the fact that one litter was entirely rex, and the other entirely standard coat.

I'll most likely be selecting a new stud from this group in several months. I prefer to house buck litters together for as long as possible before selecting a hold back. This line doesn't have significant buck aggression and can do fairly well when housed at low densities.

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What I Do

*Formerly Deerbrook Mousery*

I'm an FMBA (Fancy Mouse Breeders' Association) member since 2017. I’ve been breeding mice since October 2016, rats since June 2019, and will be breeding silver fox rabbits in the spring of 2020. My animals are all-purpose. This means that I breed for animals that can make good pets, can be entered in shows, or can be used as feeders/meat. Not every animal I have meets that standard yet, but that is always the goal.

After all that, I am still only a hobby breeder. I have a life outside of my animals and can be very busy. My animals always get the care they need but I can be slow to get back to messages.