Re: What Happened to This Mouse?
Once your Colony gets going, trust me when I say it will just keep going. Even if that means scraping what you have now and starting over, I had to replace and feed off many breeders before I had a good perfect 50+ breeders who I could depend to breed and not die off, attack others, or kill their babys. It shouldnt take you nearly as long as it did me with a smaller group.
Re: What Happened to This Mouse?
sounds like she got too warm and busted her but resulting in death. with all those recycled babies she just did so at a real low temp. I seen it happen with a rat once .. and that was in the room. I had let the window curtain open for some sun and it was cool outside. and in the room. but looked ove and one rat was laying ni the sun and I looked 5 mintues later she was dead and swelling up ( like the girl from willy wanka) I was like oh no this gonigo t be gross if she pops.
I also had to repalce an couple colonies over the years due ot age breeding drop off and once they would breed but kill all the babies every time ( five straight litters) 3 females and 1 male .
Re: What Happened to This Mouse?
wow ya'll have some crazy stories...i hope i dont accidently buy a pregnant rat...who knows how i'll manage a bunch of babies! im NOT planning on breeding so hopefully they dont. im thinking, buy all females or something like that. well no cuz then i might accidently end up with a pregnant one. ok well if i buy all males wont they fight each other? or do they only fight when theres a female around?
Re: What Happened to This Mouse?
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Originally Posted by
mommanessy247
wow ya'll have some crazy stories...i hope i dont accidently buy a pregnant rat...who knows how i'll manage a bunch of babies! im NOT planning on breeding so hopefully they dont. im thinking, buy all females or something like that. well no cuz then i might accidently end up with a pregnant one. ok well if i buy all males wont they fight each other? or do they only fight when theres a female around?
Males will fight, male or female. And there is always a possibility of buying a pregnant mouse. Try to find a good breeder, and some young mice or rats.
