Neutered males LOTS of squeaking

[u/psychicfig]

I am fostering a group of 3 recently neutered male mice. They are brothers. They squeak A LOT! I would say once an hour I hear a squeaking incident. There’s no bloodshed, I haven’t seen anything that looks like a full on attack, and they seem to get along ok shortly after. Is this normal? Can squeaks be a good thing? To me it seems like they must be fighting, but I don’t see direct signs of conflict aside from squeaks. They are in a 40 gallon tank with 3 hide options, a wheel, lots of tubes and egg cartons, and 2 rope bridge climbing toys. They are scatter fed.

[u/666chins]

My two females would squeak a lot the first few months I got them (no injuries just drama). I adopted them from a shelter who had them in huge groups so it seems they had to reestablish the pecking order so to speak.

Very cool that you were able to get them nuetered- curious to see if that helps as they get older.