The Spangled Mouse

20/11/2025

🙈😘 when you face the wrong way but it’s still cute

16/11/2025

It looks like Mel will be passing through Minnesota on all her upcoming trips. 🤗

🌼 EARLY 2026 TRAVEL SCHEDULE!

Check out Mel’s schedule for the beginning of 2026! Get your requests in early to ensure that a stop is created for you. Looking forward to meeting with many new—and previous—participants! ⭐️

For general transportation info, join the group: https://www.facebook.com/share/83cncNXFEZLibt3u/?mibextid=WaXdOed

16/11/2025

We continue our fairytail with a warm bedtime story.

Bramble the baby mouse gets lost and when he finds his way back his friends he finds there is no room for him.

14/11/2025

The more the merrier.

10/11/2025

I love stickers. Share your favorite sticker collections!

06/11/2025

I got ears doo doo doo

03/10/2025

Delighted to announce an upcoming transport for October!

Hutchinson, MN
Rochester, MN
Madison, WI
Cleveland, OH
Buffalo, NY
Rhinebeck, NY

Available texels include black pied, blue pied, dove pied, black, dove. Limited show type available as well.

Not taking hitchhikers this trip 🙂

07/09/2025

Yesterday at the pet expo, I had one of those quiet realizations that sneak up on you. To be able to start where I’m starting from is the biggest gift. Not just how many I started with but being able to see and follow someone else’s direction and dedication. In short, I have enough of the right mice to see tiny differences and know where to go next.

At the expo, I wasn’t sure how to display them (and I don’t know if I’ll do something like this again). But my real takeaway was the clarity that came from pausing long enough to look. Having each mouse showcased in what I lovingly called a ‘sushi box’ gave me the chance to really pause and have no other focus but to notice those details.

The best mice don’t just represent progress in breeding. They push me to refine and create something that excites other people too. Because when someone sees one of these mice and says, “I didn’t know they could look like that,” is the phrase I want to hear over and over again.

28/08/2025

📍 MADISON + MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | September 6-7
If you've been looking for a midwest place to meet us, here's your chance. If you're nowhere near there, just enjoy this handsome buck.

02/08/2025

Hi everyone,

As some of you saw in Jessica’s recent post, The Spangled Mouse is now under new management—that’s me. 👋 I’m Al (she/her), and I’m both honored and honestly a bit giddy to be carrying on her beautiful lines of texel, dominant hairless, and show-type mice.

Jessica painstakingly built something really thoughtful here, and I don’t take that lightly. She trusted me with her entire colony and breeding plans, and I’ll be continuing her work with the same level of care and attention while slowly putting my own stamp on things.

So, who am I?

I’ve been in all the animal worlds. Pet. Rescue. Breeding. Livestock. From 2000 to 2008, I ran a guinea pig rescue and worked on several large-scale hoarding cases—think 300+ animals at a time, some living in bathtubs. That kind of chaos taught me a lot about animal management, triage, and keeping a level head.

These days, I breed cashmere goats (that also came from acquiring a whole herd in Oregon– either this is my thing or I should just move to Oregon). I’ve imported genetics from New Zealand, bred Kooikerhondjes (a rare Dutch dog breed), and clearly I am the kind of person who travels across the country for an animal I think is worth it. I also travel to Europe at least once a year through my day job which conveniently lets me keep an eye on some amazing breeding programs overseas.

So no, I’m not new to this. And yes, I’ve heard every eyebrow-raising comment from friends and family about my “extreme pet decisions.” But people who know me will tell you I’m reasonable, research the hell out of everything, and at minimum I can be pretty funny in the DMs.

I’m based about an hour from Minneapolis (Minnesota/Wisconsin). Mice will still be available to folks across the country, as transport allows. I'm already super enamored with Mel's Transport.

I’m really looking forward to connecting with you all and continuing what Jessica so carefully began.

—Al
The Spangled Mouse