# Shortage of...Mice???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 7, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241 "2012-11-07T16:52:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241/1 "2012-11-07T16:52:03Z")

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I ran into a locally owned pet store this morning for dog treats, and as always, had to go look at the pocket pets to ooh and ahh. There was a tank with some very cute & colorful pet mice, and a sign on it that said: Mice $1.99 each, limit of 5 mice due to shortage of mice. Limit strictly enforced.

Huh?

Has anyone heard of a shortage of (pet) mice?? 😕

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**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241/2 "2012-11-07T17:41:23Z")

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No, but I haven’t been able to get preserved mice from Carolina Biological Supply all Fall. Did wind up getting them from another supplier, though. I suppose the two things might be connected, but I’m not sure.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241/3 "2012-11-07T18:04:07Z")

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Of mice and min?

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-mice/640241/4 "2012-11-07T18:31:02Z")

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IME (snake feed) most pet stores get mice locally from hobby breeders. Can’t imagine a nationwide shortage.