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    Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    I just started breeding mice and I know the wood shavings are not good for balls so can the mouse set up be kept in the same room? I have the mice in a rubbermaid tub with a top on it and holes.

    thanks in advance

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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    Welcome to BPnet. I know many people who keep small feeder colonies in the same room as their snakes. Most don't report any problems with it. Especially when both collections are fairly small. If you start having any problem eaters in the future, first thing I'd do is move the mice.
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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    I can attest to not having problems, if anything it may possibly help because the room is always prescented and if it is supper time they seem to eat faster.
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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    Quote Originally Posted by onlyjays9p View Post
    I just started breeding mice and I know the wood shavings are not good for balls so can the mouse set up be kept in the same room? I have the mice in a rubbermaid tub with a top on it and holes.

    thanks in advance
    How big is the room? Also, are the tanks a considerable amount away for each other or close by? Just curious to know. I'm thinking about breeding mice myself, and this is a good fact to know for future reference!


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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    Yes (been there done that )
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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    The cages are about 8-12 feet apart from each other depending on which snake .

    Thanks everyone for the help. Cant wait for baby's this will be so much easier on me No more ordering fuzzies or pinkies live and having to wait a week to go drive 20 mins away to pick them up

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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    Quote Originally Posted by onlyjays9p View Post
    I just started breeding mice and I know the wood shavings are not good for balls so can the mouse set up be kept in the same room? I have the mice in a rubbermaid tub with a top on it and holes.

    thanks in advance
    Ok, wait. "The wood shavings are not good for balls"? What kind of wood shavings are you using for your mice? Generally speaking, if they're not good for balls, they're not good for mice either.

    The main thing you have to watch out for is the oils in softwoods such as cedar and pine. A high quality kiln dried pine shaving should be ok for mice but not the snakes. Never use cedar for snakes, mice or rats.

    Aspen shavings are ok for the mice AND the snakes. (I use it for both).

    With all that said, I don't really like having the rodents in the same room with the snakes, but I currently do, and I'm not experiencing any problems at all.

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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    Its called soft bedding or something? for small animals I got it at petco its a blend of pine spruce and fur its really soft. I use aspen for my balls. I heard that the bedding for mice and hamsters or whatever is not good for snakes. This small animal bedding is much cheaper than aspen so thats why I am using it.

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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    The bedding from your rodents should not cause problems for your snakes if used in small amounts... if you are using any pine mix then make sure there is adequate ventilation. Think that your rodents are close to the bedding and the smell/oils will get trapped low to the ground.

    They need excellent ventilation if you are using any pine mixture.

    I use a mix, I put a bit of pine (not much) in to cut the smell but I also mix that with Yesterdays' News and pine pellets (and a small bit of finely torn newspaper for nesting/birthing).

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    Re: Can mice and balls be kept in the same room?

    There is really nothing wrong with it but personally I would not do it. I do not want my snakes smelling mice all the time. It can weaken their feeding response or it can make it difficult to reach in a tub to handle them. When they are not used to the smell, prescenting the room can be effective. I would not want to live in the kitchen of an Outback and only get to eat when the cook brings me something.

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