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Do mice kill each other?
I warn you, this post is not for the weak stomached.
My Ball only eats live, so I do what I usually do and I get some feeders for him. I went to the pet store, and ran a few errands before coming home. I left them in the car as I didn't want to take them to the store with me. So I get home, and grab the first one with the tongs and notice that the other one hasn't moved an inch. I feed the Ball then go to inspect the other mouse. It's completely dead, it's face is bloody, and its eyes have been eaten out by the bigger mouse. What I don't understand is how on earth did it die (how would a mouse kill another mouse)? I know it was alive, I saw it being put into the box alive. Are mice this aggressive? Why eat the eyes? And still, how did it die?! They were only alone in there for an hour.
I know this sounds silly to ask, but I'm really curious and this is a completely new thing to me. *shrugs*
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
Short answer, yes...
Mice are evil encarnate.
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
Yes I believe they do...I had a bunch of mice for my BP when I was in high school, and i had no job so no money to feed them all the time and i learned that they do get that hungry
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
I guess they are doing their friends a favor because they know what their fate will be if they live long enough to go into your snake room
- Matt
Come here little guy. You're awfully cute and fluffy but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
If mice get dehydrated they will kill and eat the weakest in the bunch. They do this to hydrate themselves. If you have mice that won't be fed off for a while, be sure to keep plenty of water available to them.
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
Mice dont have to be dehydrated, they are evil little suckers.
Thats why I only breed rats, they are much friendlier to people and each other.
All rodents will kill each other if left with no water, that much is true. But mice will kill for dominance, new members or babies are usually the targets, really nasty.
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle
Mice dont have to be dehydrated, they are evil little suckers.
Thats why I only breed rats, they are much friendlier to people and each other.
All rodents will kill each other if left with no water, that much is true. But mice will kill for dominance, new members or babies are usually the targets, really nasty.
I would breed only rats, but its so inconsistent with the requirements needed for my corn snakes.
When I used to have mice (which I have to get some soon) they ate each other a lot for no reason.
Had food, and water. Just pecking order I suppose.
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle
Mice dont have to be dehydrated, they are evil little suckers.
Thats why I only breed rats, they are much friendlier to people and each other.
All rodents will kill each other if left with no water, that much is true. But mice will kill for dominance, new members or babies are usually the targets, really nasty.
I only breed rats now too but back in the day I used to breed mice on a large scale and never had them kill each other for dominance. Not to say that it can't or doesn't happen but I never had it happen to me.
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Re: Do mice kill each other?
I hope you didn't leave them in a hot car for an hour. Feeders or not, they still deserve that respect. No offense intended, that's just what stood out about this to me, and that could have stressed them enough for one to kill the other.
I've only had my little mouse colony for a couple months, but haven't had any deaths that I'm aware of. Females are separated out once they're preggers to have their litters and raise them, then they're put into communal groups for a few girls' nights out and a break before it's back to the dating scene. Males are always kept lone unless in with a female, since they tend to bicker constantly.
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