feeder mice

just curious, how long do the feeder mice last

Hehe, well, offered straight to the snake, they last, oh, about 5 minutes. ;)

If you keep them in a tank with a water bottle with fresh water, bedding(aspen, carefresh) and a good lab block style food, they will live about 2 years. They breed quite easily if that is what you were looking to do.

Hope that answered your question a bit :)

i was just thinking about buying several at a time, the only place i know of where i can buy mice is like an hour away and it sucks to drive there every week. thanks.

As long as the mice are fully weaned from the mother mouse and you feed and water them properly they'll usually do fine. Put in a few empty toilet paper rolls and a bit of bedding. Whatever you keep them in though make sure it's escape proof and decently ventilated as mice tend to be pretty stinky compared to rats.

I actually like bringing home live prey a few days in advance if I can to feed and water them well as in the big feeder tanks at the pet store they have to compete for what little they can get.


~~Jo~~

I buy two at a time (Kashmire will only eat one a week) and then keep them in a Kritter Keeper with Aspen, some food and a tiny bowl with water that I have to clean daily. Usually only one mouse lives there at a time (the second normally is offered later the same day I buy them to Kashmire- Saturdays). I do it for convenience, but it's definitely a smelly animal, even with just one.