how my mice roll

[exwizard]

We had a hard time starting out and it does take a while for mice to breed in a new environment. They are harder to breed than rats and do tend to be a bit more cannibalistic than rats. That being said, if youre patient, they will start producing. Just make sure they stay in familiar surroundings and get bonded with the other mice. Itll happen soon enough.

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

The only real way I see to solve this issue is to cull all the babies now. Separate all the pregnant moms into tanks with 2 to a tank. After yo do this then you can start working some back into the colony. If you don't take the time out to do this then you will never know who is who and who is doing what.

Im sorry Kat, you were the one who came up with this advice and I misplaced that credit. I think its an awesome piece of advice that I wish I wouldve thought of myself since its such a simple solution.

[Jenn_06]

i just have 2 now one male one female. they are bonded, they made a nest and sleep together all the time, cute little guys.

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Jenn_06

i just have 2 now one male one female. they are bonded, they made a nest and sleep together all the time, cute little guys.

They are already bonded.. thats good and if theyre familiar with their surroundings then it will happen soon.

[Jenn_06]

they are close to rats, could that do anything about them not breeding yet?

[exwizard]

We've had our mice in the same room as our rats this whole time and some of the females are so imminent right now that their saddlebags are bigger than they are. I dont think them being so close to the rats has anything to do with it. I know I posted these pics before but Ill do it again to illustrate what Im talking about. The first 3 pics are of the rat racks filling up most of that room in our basement (ok the third pic is spare racks) while the last pic is of the shelving unit holding the lab cages we use for our separate mouse colonies. As you can see, the mice are practically sharing the same air as the rats.

[Jenn_06]

cool, thanks for your help.

[exwizard]

anytime

[millertime89]

what kind of monitor did your friend get? I would encourage him to make sure its a carnivore and not an insectivore and ensure it gets the proper nutrition.
PS, I'm gonna be needing frozen jumbo rats here soon, think you can put some aside for me in time for the Omaha show? I don't think I'm going to make it to the spring Des Moines show as much as I would like to.

[exwizard]

When is that show and how many do you need?

[millertime89]

April 15th
5 of em

[exwizard]

What size jumbos would you like? Sorry for not asking that earlier. we have XL 275-374g, XXL 375-474g and XXXL 475-600+g

Lets continue this in PM.

[Gungirl]

Originally Posted by exwizard

Im sorry Kat, you were the one who came up with this advice and I misplaced that credit. I think its an awesome piece of advice that I wish I wouldve thought of myself since its such a simple solution.

No need to be sorry...

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by exwizard

When is that show and how many do you need?

Im working on getting that pic uploaded. I will forward it as soon as I can.

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I segregate my pregnant females a few days before birth. My pinky death rate is always 1-2 on the first night. Other than a heat source failure my young have been doing great.

I talked with one of my rat customers the other day, who is also a mouse breeder, and he was relaying how he lost 2 litters of pinkies due to baby munching from females that werent the moms, one of them was expecting, herself. Anyway, told him how you do it, and he thought it was a good idea. I think hes going to try that himself. Thank you the info I needed to be able to tell him this.