I was about to go do laundry when i saw that my feeder mice were eating another mouse. Why would this happen? I have pics if necessary :X
11-06-2010, 02:08 PM
llovelace
Check your water bottle to make sure it's not clogged.
11-06-2010, 02:11 PM
deminon
my mom had that happen to her when she was little. mabye it was just hungry for meat
11-06-2010, 02:19 PM
bsash
Usually they will cannibalize each other only when dead. Could the mouse have passed away and you didn't notice? Either that or like the other have stated, check the water bottle. They will also cannibalize each other to get re-hydrated.
11-06-2010, 03:33 PM
Mikekrause2000
Water bottle is fine. Could the mouse of died... possibly. It has been the mouse i have been trying to feed to my snake the past few days.
11-06-2010, 04:09 PM
Rhasputin
There are two main reasons for canibalization.
One, is if you have two or more males together. They will kill and eat each other until there is only one left quite often.
Another, is extreme stress. How are your mice set-up?
11-06-2010, 08:49 PM
Mikekrause2000
my mice are in a big plastic tub with lots of wood shavings.