gonna breed mice..good idea? - Page 2

AlexCrazy · 06-13-15, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by trailblazer295

Congrats man, ask any questions you have about snakes. This is a great forum for information.

I am a girl.. ha ha ha

my name is ALEXandra and my friends call me crazy cos i like snakes.. ATVs and other things (ATVs and motocross in Paraguay are more a men thing! And snakes.. no one ha ha)

thanks for the help! and sorry for the annoyance of being a novice ha ha

toddnbecka · 06-13-15, 08:55 PM

We have 16 snakes now, feeding on everything from pinkies to adult mice, and still have more mice than we need/use. I feed several hoppers at a time to snakes that are large enough to take adult mice just to reduce their numbers. Not really sure how many breeding age females are producing, but typically there are always pregnant ones and several new litters each week. They're kept in several large plastic totes, no lids, just an exercise wheel, water bottle, and large food bowl in each. Typically costs about $10-15 week for rodent food, partly because we buy small packages rather than getting it in bulk.

AlexCrazy · 06-13-15, 09:01 PM

thanks.. ill take that in account!

trailblazer295 · 06-13-15, 10:52 PM

Sorry, I like ATVs to, I don't have the nerves for motocross to likely to get hurt which means no work for. Guy at work broke his arm on a dirt bike that went wild wheeled and he held on the something happened and snap.

rafasani · 06-14-15, 11:22 AM

Have you tried calling local zoos or universities?? Zoos probably breed them to feed their animals and some universities breed them for research. Maybe they could spare a few so you can start your own breeding.

Sasha2 · 06-23-15, 07:53 PM

I feed frozen and live to mine, our pet store is inconsistent and I need them to eat anything.
I bred mice before I moved and its super easy, except I kept mine either in the attic or basement, because my hubby is allergic to mice.
At one point I had way too many and gave some to friends.I hate mice, they stink and bite.
But maybe you could become the one that sells your mice to local snake owners and make more money for snakes.

Also if you get a garter snake you could just breed fish and small lizards and never touch mice.

prairiepanda · 06-24-15, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexCrazy

the funny thing is that i did call every one.. about snakes.. {and this country only keeps cats and dogs mostly :'( not exotic pets} but i could try for mice.. i had a good talk with my mom and she seas there's a place in the freezer for me to keep my mice wen the time comes.. im happier now.. i guess ill breed.. and wen they are at the right size.. freeze..

The fact that no pet store in the entire country deals with snakes makes me wonder...have you looked into your country's laws to find anything about pets, exotic animals, "invasive species", wildlife, etc.? It's possible that it is illegal to import snakes, which would explain why no pet stores are able to get any for you.

This is just speculation, but it's a possibility you should look into just in case.

AlexCrazy · 06-24-15, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by prairiepanda

The fact that no pet store in the entire country deals with snakes makes me wonder...have you looked into your country's laws to find anything about pets, exotic animals, "invasive species", wildlife, etc.? It's possible that it is illegal to import snakes, which would explain why no pet stores are able to get any for you.

This is just speculation, but it's a possibility you should look into just in case.

i did.. there were people here who had snakes.. but they moved.. my contact is an A..hole and cos he is to lazy he dosent get me my snake! :$
the thing that is forbiden is to have indigenus snakes.. another thing is that.. (im so disgraced to say but..) if you pay money.. you can get wat you want around here.. and even so.. the control is super poor.. there new tipes of snakes still beeing thiscoverd here! jajaja

so i might bring one from brazil.. im going this weakend.. theres just not many options for me

its not that i want to do it like this

prairiepanda · 06-25-15, 11:22 AM

Okay, I just wanted to make sure that you had looked into the legal situation first. Have you looked into what will be available in Brazil?

AlexCrazy · 06-25-15, 08:19 PM

i have great news! im getting a BP from Argentina! on wedsday

im so happy!

pet_snake_78 · 07-01-15, 09:06 PM

Have to start somewhere! Hope you can get more people interested in snakes and then you can sell any excess mice to them. Your region has some great native snakes, too bad they think banning pet ownership is a good way to protect species.

AlexCrazy · 07-02-15, 04:54 AM

Yes.. im working on that.. not necesarly to make them buy my mice.. but to get this wonderfull hobbie alive again here! It would be nice not to be the only person en this country almlst with a snake.. ha ha ha
YES.. IT DOES NOT WORK.. and pluss.. it makes people more scared.. so they just kill them on sight. Making it easier for people to have them would let them see that there not evil..