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02-08-12, 05:36 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
So my second female that was in segregation gave birth and I need to count the pinkies stool and will update tonight.
I do have a problem though. I have had four hoppers die in the last five days. The first one I assumed was suffocated as it was in the bottom of the pinky pile. Then I found another the next day. I started wondering if the water bottle was too high so I lowered it. Well yesterday I found one missing its head and and front legs and today I found one missing half of his head. To make matters worse I also found two pinkies/ fuzzies with holes chewed into them. They were alive bit I put them down as I wasn't about to try and nurse them back to health. Now they have plenty of food and water so I don't think it's that. Any other ideas?
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02-08-12, 05:41 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
I think you have a baby munching problem. This is more common with mice than with rats. Usually that happens when the mom is stressed or feels threated for whatever reason. Is she by herself? Im assuming she is. How many are in her litter? I know you havent counted that yet but apprpximately and is there anything different in the environment than what shes used to?.
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02-08-12, 05:50 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
i wish i can get my mice to breed i have a 1.2 but one of the females died  but my rats are breeding like rat 
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02-08-12, 05:51 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
No these are the ones that are in general population. There are around fourty pinkies, 8 hoppers and 18 adults
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02-08-12, 05:52 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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i wish i can get my mice to breed i have a 1.2 but one of the females died but my rats are breeding like rat
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How many rats do you have?
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02-08-12, 05:55 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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No these are the ones that are in general population. There are around fourty pinkies, 8 hoppers and 18 adults
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All in one tank? Thats a lot of mice for one tank. How many of the adults are males and how big is the tank?
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02-08-12, 05:59 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
The tank is a large deep freezer that measures 4'x2' in floor space or maybe its 3'x18". I have two males and 20 females in total but two of the females are in segregation in a five gallon tank within the same enclosure.
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02-08-12, 06:02 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
I would say that you have a female or two mad. Having that many in once space will cause them to go nuts over who's baby is who's.
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02-08-12, 06:06 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
Ok I understand and I understand you desire to segregate the moms. You might have a problem with an agressive male. Thats just my guess but Kats scenario is a possibility as well..
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02-08-12, 06:07 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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I would say that you have a female or two mad. Having that many in once space will cause them to go nuts over who's baby is who's.
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That's the problem in a nut shell! I tried to fix my segregation cage by covering it in aluminum screen but the cage itself got out of wack and when I checked the next day I realised one of the corners was off the floor about an inch and the females were coming and going as they please. So I haven't got two clues which females were the mothers and which weren't. I was going to segregate the mothers and pinks into another deep freeze but now I don't know who the actual mothers are.
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02-08-12, 06:10 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
Yeah I remember we talked about that. You may need to just see where this goes with this particular litter. If you have to write this one off that may be a possibility. Hopefully you get SOME survivors out of it. I remember putting in hoppers and an adult male in a new colony. The male wiped out all the new hoppers. I wont do that again.
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02-08-12, 06:13 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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.
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02-08-12, 06:14 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
I am hoping to sell the hoppers to someone soon. So I just worry about the pinks. Oh I do have a castrated male in the mix.
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02-08-12, 06:16 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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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.
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Great point. I may have to do that. The problem is they are in an ungrateful shed. I did notice the dead hoppers were males.......
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02-08-12, 06:26 PM
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Re: how my mice roll
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How many rats do you have?
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at this time i have 2.7 and 17 pinkies as of now,i have 2 more females about to drop in a week or so, i had more but sold a lot and trying to get my numbers back up
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