1.9 mice for breeding

[Wizer69er]

Hello i was just wondering peoples thoughts on a 1.9 breeding colony do you think that i will most likely have a constant suply of pinkies?plus i put them in a 30 gallon with lots of hides,big food dish,and a water dish.Does that sound o.k thanks for any help in advance. B.J.

[Zoe]

I would go more for 1.4 and 1.4 or something... It would probably work, but that's a little hard on the male.

Also, I suggest you use a water bottle. Mice LOVE to put shaving and poop in their water dishes and it's a pain to have to remove it, clean it, refill it, and put it back in the cage, when you could just refill a water bottle every few days.

Zoe

[RepTylE]

Yeah servicing 9 females would be a challenge for any species

[jwsporty]

A 1.5 colony works well for me, just get a couple of colonies happening

[marisa]

I also find that 1.3 - 1.5 works the best overall.

And a water BOTTLE is a must. You will soon realize that after using a water bowl for a couple days.

Marisa

[Wizer69er]

Thank you everyone i see what you mean about the water bowl lol i will have to get a bottle.I will try and split the 1.9 soon all the females look to be ready to burst lol.Thanks again B.J.