my first mouse litter!!

Tonight was our lalacheleague (breastfeeding support) meeting and when we got home a friend of mine (we always go together) said, mommy mouse, have your babies so i can see! Within 5 minutes i checked the bin and sure enough there were little pinks we could see through the bin, how fitting!

I just snapped these real quick while mommy was out of the nest and then we closed her bin and left her alone

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how big are mice litters typically? what are the chances of her having larger litters later on? I counted 9 but didnt touch them so i dont know if their are any hiding in there.

Litter Size: Litter size is quite variable; 7-12 pups per litter is considered average but more is not unusual (20 in a litter is quite possible).


i suppose she didnt do bad then :) especially considering its her first litter.

Congrats on your first litter. The mother has nice markings.

That picture of the babies is awesome...such detail :gj:

Aww, congrats Ashley! Momma mouse is such a cutie. I never have luck with meeses. :D

:) i was very pleased to see milk bands that fast! they sure are TINY

thanks entropy.. i was starting to wonder, it seemed like forever before she started to plump up, now i have the second mouse getting ready to have hers in about a week id say

nice job. i would like to say that is a nice mommy mouse your got thier. :salute: now only if i could find a breeder in italy:rage:

Good job! lalaecheleague LOL, that just makes me think of the Bob and Tom show. :P
Congrats on the mice!

:) The mommy and daddy mice actually came from PetCo, i know bad bad but they were the only ones with healthy looking mice... im glad she prooved out for me.. now i gotta wait for her room mate to deliver and ill be one happy camper

:) all nine are doing great today.. she moved off the litter just quick enough for me to get a head count and they were all suckling away before that! im very pleased with her so far!!!

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how big are mice litters typically?

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Average is 6 to 12

9 for a first timer is not bad at all.

I average 13 to 17 ;)

Congrats :gj: