mice not breeding. help.

[Them and Us]

they. i have two females and a male. i know the sexes for sure. but its been like 2 months now and nothing. the females are not showing any sign of being pregnant and i haven't seen any of the nasty going on. anybody know whats up?

[vanderkm]

I would replace the male - you should see breeding activity within 4-5 days after introducing a male as long as they are mature. They will often breed at a couple months of age, so nothing for 2 months is too long to wait. Even if you don''t see them breeding, you will hear it - female mice do a lot of squeaking. There could be lots of reasons for this failure but the quickest solution short of replacing the whole group is to get another guy. Make sure the male you add is at least as old as and big as the girls or they may kill him.

Good luck - mice are not as easy to get started as people might think,

mary v

[Them and Us]

thanks mary. yeah i guess they are not. they are all the same age and size so i don't know. the male is the only one who crys when i plucked them out to clean up . I will get anothermale today. thanks again . over and out.

Todd

[reverendsterlin]

you didn't menton your temps, mice like things on the cool side under 82F.

[Them and Us]

i'd say round 70 in the room at all times.