Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Three Chive Mouse glazed ceramic mouse shaped planters styled with plants on a wood table in a bright room.
Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Side view of Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Grey color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Grey color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Mouse White color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse White color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse White color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Mouse Pink color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Pink color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Pink color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Three Chive Mouse glazed ceramic mouse shaped planters styled with plants on a wood table in a bright room.
Chive Mouse Chartreuse color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Chartreuse color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Chartreuse color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Three Chive Mouse glazed ceramic mouse shaped planters styled with plants on a wood table in a bright room.
Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Side view of Chive Mouse Grey color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Grey color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Grey color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Mouse White color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse White color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse White color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Mouse Pink color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Pink color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Pink color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Three Chive Mouse glazed ceramic mouse shaped planters styled with plants on a wood table in a bright room.
Chive Mouse Chartreuse color glazed ceramic mouse shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Mouse Chartreuse color ceramic planter.
Chive Mouse Chartreuse color ceramic mouse shaped succulent planter with no drainage.

Animal Pots

Mouse Ceramic Indoor Plant Pot For Succulents

animal shaped planters

$18.75
Colors: Chartreuse
Animal Shaped Pot
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Designed to layer beautifully in any room. Choose a piece as your design anchor, hen build your custom pottery collection with these complementary companions:

The Mouse is a glazed ceramic succulent planter shaped like a mouse, in a glossy gray, the color that suits it best. The contours are smooth, they wipe clean, and the thing looks like a mouse from every angle.

There is no drainage hole, so it works as a cover pot for a small plastic nursery liner, which keeps water rings off the desk. Plant a trailing succulent or a small cactus, or leave it empty. It still looks like a mouse.

Product detail
  • Color: Chartreuse, Grey, Pink, White
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No
  • Saucer: No
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2016
Dimension
  • 5 inches in diameter
  • 2.75 inches in height
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents
  • Cacti
  • Haworthia
  • Echeveria
  • Jade plant
  • Aloe
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)
  • Snake plant

Potting in a Pot Without Drainage

  1. Add a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom to create a small reservoir, since there is no drainage hole.
  2. Use a well-draining cactus or succulent mix. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, or simply set the nursery pot inside and lift it out to water.
  4. Water sparingly. Without a drainage hole, less is always safer than more, so let the soil dry out between waterings.
  5. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and pour off any standing water you can see pooling at the bottom.

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Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. The glaze is dipped and kiln-fired — it is sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. For pots with saucers empty the saucer periodically. Standing water in the saucer defeats the purpose of having a drainage hole, which is a thing we feel strongly about.
  4. Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

  • Free shipping: On qualifying US orders — threshold shown at checkout
  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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The Mouse Sells Best as a Mouse

The mouse taught us something about ourselves, which is that we are slower than we like to think. Over many seasons of selling animal pots, a pattern emerged that we somehow failed to notice until it was almost insulting: for any given animal, the best-selling glaze color is almost always the one closest to what that animal actually looks like in real life. The mouse sells best in gray. The elephant sells best in gray. People want the animal to look like the animal.

This should not have been a revelation. It took us several seasons anyway, partly because we kept getting distracted arguing about the exceptions. There are two colors in this entire collection that are not natural to their animal, and we are not going to tell you which two, because the argument that started in the studio the afternoon someone first pointed it out has never actually ended, and it would be selfish of us to keep that kind of fun to ourselves.

So consider this your invitation to the debate. Look at the line. Decide which two are lying. We have our positions and we are not sharing them. The mouse, meanwhile, is glazed ceramic, it wipes clean, and there is no drainage hole, so it does best with a succulent or as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. And the mouse, for whatever it is worth and however predictable it turns out to be, is gray. We will let you draw your own conclusions about whether that was a coincidence or simply what wins.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. Place a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom of the pot. Optional, but it helps with airflow.
  2. Add well-draining potting mix appropriate to your plant. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, leaving about 1 inch at the top for watering.
  4. Set the pot on the matching saucer.
  5. Water thoroughly until water runs out the drainage hole into the saucer. Empty the saucer once the plant has absorbed what it needs.
Repotting plants with Chive | Chive Studio

The Ultimate Repotting Guide

For those who have killed a plant. Or several. Or, frankly, many.

Before you put a plant into your new pot, you have to get it out of the nursery pot — a process that ends badly more often than any gardening influencer will admit. We wrote a full guide: when to repot (early spring, and not when you're feeling impulsive in October), which soil to use, how to tell your plant is root-bound, and how to avoid the three mistakes that kill perfectly healthy plants within a week of a well-intentioned repotting.

It is the guide we wish someone had handed us twenty-five years ago. It is written by people who have personally committed most of the errors in it.

Read the guide we wish we had
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Meet the Whole Menagerie

The Mouse has company. The full Animal Pots collection runs the same idea across ducks, dinosaurs, and the occasional pig.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Mouse has no drainage hole, so plant a succulent, add a layer of pebbles, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. If you would rather have a drainage hole, the full pot range has one in every size.

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Go Easy on the Watering

The Mouse has no drainage hole, so watering is about restraint, not volume. A proper can or mister makes it easy to give a succulent just enough and no more.

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Norfolk Botanical Garden Stocks Us, Mouse Included

The Mouse is designed by Chive Studio, part of an animal pot line we conceived in-house and have never outsourced the imagination of. Our ceramics are carried by botanical garden shops and museum stores across the continent, including the Norfolk Botanical Garden and the Berkshire Botanical Garden, which buy from us season after season for reasons that have to do with quality and nothing to do with the mouse. The mouse is held to that same standard regardless, because we do not keep a separate, softer rulebook for the small and funny things.

We design everything we sell, keep our work in independent stores and our own shops instead of big-box shelves, and ship to more than forty countries. The mouse may only be popular in gray, but it is made with the same attention we give the pieces that sit in a botanical garden's front window, which is all the attention we have.

About Our Story

Plant Tips from Chive Studio

Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.

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How to Repot a Plant: Watch for the Linen

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Mouse ceramic planter good for?

The Mouse is a ceramic planter for indoor plants. It works well for succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a ceramic planter, the Mouse fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colorways to match different rooms.

Does the Mouse planter have a drainage hole?

No, the Mouse is an indoor planter without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant succulents directly and water lightly, or drop a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. Without a drainage hole, the trick is to add water slowly and avoid leaving any pooled at the bottom.

What plants grow well in the Mouse?

The Mouse is a ceramic planter that holds a nursery plant of a similar width, so match the grower pot to the opening rather than the mature size of the plant. Good choices include succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out. For an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Mouse come with a saucer?

The Mouse does not include a saucer, which suits its use as a decorative planter. If you plant directly in it, water lightly so nothing collects at the base, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water over a sink. A small cork pad underneath protects furniture if you keep the Mouse on a shelf. As an indoor planter without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Is the Mouse pot ceramic?

Yes, the Mouse is a ceramic plant pot. Ceramic is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and does not break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes ceramic plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Mouse is glazed to seal the surface, so it wipes clean and keeps its finish on a sill, shelf, or table.

How do I water a plant in the Mouse?

To water the Mouse, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this planter has no drainage hole. The easiest method is to keep the plant in its nursery pot, lift it out to water over a sink, let it drain, and set it back. Watering a pot without drainage is mostly about restraint, less water, less often.

Is the Mouse good for succulents?

The Mouse is a good ceramic planter for succulents. Succulents like the tighter, fast-drying conditions of a pot without a drainage hole, as long as you water lightly. For anyone searching for a ceramic pot for succulents, the Mouse covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Mouse planter a good gift?

The Mouse is a small animal planter that works as a desk pot, a windowsill succulent home, or a gift for a plant lover or a kid's room. It has no drainage hole, so it suits a small succulent or a nursery pot dropped inside. As a novelty ceramic planter that still looks tidy, the Mouse lands better than most desk trinkets.
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