new b to breeding

what do i need to breed mice and get them ready to feed to my bp never did this but i think it will be cheaper then buying them
plz help would like to start soon

Well for me i started out by buying 4 10 gallon tanks with screen tops, food dishes, food, bedding, water bottles, and some hides and a two females and one male for each... and i had more mice than i new what to do with in no time. Personaly i wish that instead of mice i would have started breeding rats but that is just my opinion. Also make sure they have fresh food and water daily and clean the bedding as needed... Also a good idea to have them in a well ventalated area since the smell can get overwhelming at times. But all in all it isnt to hard to start breeding them

k thanks how long dos it take for them to have a litter

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Originally Posted by baddawg91

what do i need to breed mice and get them ready to feed to my bp never did this but i think it will be cheaper then buying them
plz help would like to start soon

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You can start out by keeping them in tanks. Although they will be in need to be cleaned out often, such as once a week. Mice smell pretty bad though, a lot worse than rats.

Rats, from what I've heard, have much more nutrients than mice. And for a fact I know they smell a lot less, I work around them a lot.

If you do really want to breed mice, get about two 10 gallon tanks or you can even buy tubs and put some sort of screen on it so it has ventilation. One tank is for the breeders and the other is for the nursing mothers. When they have babies I believe they should be separated from the group until the babies are a bit older so she has some peace and quiet while nursing.

Aspen bedding works well for bedding. Try getting pine pellets and put some on the very bottom of the tank then layer it over with aspen. Set up a water bottle, get a food dish or make a food hopper.

As for how many to put in one tank, I would consider maybe a 1.3 or 1.4 group. I would start out with the 1.3 and see how much room you have.

As for rats, you can do just about this same thing (since they smell less you won't really need the pine pellets but their enclosure will need to be cleaned out on a weekly basis or so), although they need a larger enclosure. For rats a 1.2 or 1.3 group works well in one tub/tank, depending on how big the tub/tank actually is.

The good thing about rats is that you don't have to wait too long until the pups are the appropriate size to feed to a smaller BP, and they do grow fairly quickly.

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Originally Posted by baddawg91

k thanks how long dos it take for them to have a litter

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For mice, I've read about 18-21 days, and for rats 21-24 days.

Also, would recamend starting out with a rack depending on how many you want to breed.

how many snakes do you have? Its really dependent on your collection size wether it will actually save you any money or not.

i have one but im getting another one here soon

i cant say it would be worth it to breed with only one or 2 snakes it will cost u much more than to just buy them fozen from a online store