ordering bulk food dilema

[ilovemysnake]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

If you are seriously working 17 hours a day you don't want to clean cages everyday. As far as the scrap diet I feed them a lot of fruits and veggies I got from my local grocery that they were throwing away, they loved pop corn I used to get from the movie theater and breads from a local bakery. I had two males and 33 female breeders in on enclosure plus all of the off spring smaller than adult size. They could eat me out of house and home for a joke. I would only give them protein sparingly.

one question- you said you have 33 females and 2 males in one enclosure, but do you have to separate the females when they have the litter of pups? i read the other females will eat and kill the babies that dont belong to them.

[KORBIN5895]

The enclosure was quite large and I would put five gallon aquariums in it for the birthing mothers and had up to three 5 gallons in it at once with three nursing mothers in each.

[MDT]

Originally Posted by ilovemysnake

will they always stink? i like to keep things very clean, so the cage would always be clean. i also trained my hamsters to go to the bathroom in a "litter box" so i might be able to do that with mice. is it just the urine and fecal matter, because that i could work with.
& what was in the 'scrap diet' you fed them?

ILMS....you are, without a doubt, one of the more passionate reptile owners I've come across. It is apparent that you really care about your animals, and are extremely vigilant (almost excessively so) about the well being of your animals.

That being said, dude...you gotta let some of this stuff slide. Let them just do their thing. You'll sleep better at night. As far as food goes, like folks have said, go to a show or buy online...get various sizes and buy a bucket full for the year if that's what you want to do...It's $$$ upfront, but will save time and effort for you in the long run. Don't breed your own mice in an apartment, it will stink more than you can imagine. Your neighbors would not appreciate it.

[TheZoo]

trust me do not breed mice i had 6 females no babies and they needed cleaning every 4-5 days they eat alot they poop alot and there prone to canibalism when you dont take care of them right ie 10 gallons for the first 2, 30gal for 6. people who have no ideal will tell you everything that is wrong. They need to be seprated at birth and boys need to live in there own enclusers (never put males together) and there sexually active at 4 weeks but that dosnt mean you should start breeding them then. Oh and no amounth of training will get them to poop and pee in a litter box

[KORBIN5895]

Originally Posted by TheZoo

trust me do not breed mice i had 6 females no babies and they needed cleaning every 4-5 days they eat alot they poop alot and there prone to canibalism when you dont take care of them right ie 10 gallons for the first 2, 30gal for 6. people who have no ideal will tell you everything that is wrong. They need to be seprated at birth and boys need to live in there own enclusers (never put males together) and there sexually active at 4 weeks but that dosnt mean you should start breeding them then. Oh and no amounth of training will get them to poop and pee in a litter box

How did you introduce your males and females?

[MDT]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

How did you introduce your males and females?

Typically just with some small talk, maybe going out for a pizza, and exchanging numbers. Why?


Oh...wait....

[Sharlynn93]

I put mine together in a neutral container while I change and clean their "home tank" and then put them in together...haven't had an issue...yet....

[TheZoo]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

How did you introduce your males and females?

I never bred them but I did alot of reserch on breeding from experenced breeders. when I did have boys around they didnt spend time with the girls they just got extra attention. I just wanted to stress you are young with alot on your plate this probably isnt the best option for you.