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Telling mice apart

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  • 10-19-2006, 07:42 PM
    piranhaking
    Telling mice apart
    This may seem like a strange question, but is there any way of marking mice to tell them apart to keep up with which females are having larger litters, etc. Several of mine are albinos, and i cant tell them apart. I know of one way that i saw used on lions, but i cant bring my self to do it. Any ideas?
  • 10-19-2006, 07:59 PM
    recycling goddess
    Re: Telling mice apart
    you can take a permanent marker and mark their tail. it'll wear off, but as long as you keep making the mark again when you see it fading....
  • 10-19-2006, 08:31 PM
    piranhaking
    Re: Telling mice apart
    Any other ideas anyone? (that one sounds like a good plan though, and ill probably go with it)
  • 10-19-2006, 08:50 PM
    Pork Chops N' Corn Bread
    Re: Telling mice apart
    If its really that big a deal you could just tattoo the ears. I simple needle in non toxic ink sterilized first when they are really young. I have heard of a few breeders marking their stock like that
  • 10-19-2006, 09:07 PM
    Shaffer
    Re: Telling mice apart
    put them in seperate cages?...the marker idea seems good
  • 10-19-2006, 11:06 PM
    tmlowe5704
    Re: Telling mice apart
    I arrange mine by which ones look ready to be eaten first:D
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