What to feed hopper mouse?

I have a pet hamster and I do keep hoppers overnight. I have the "gut load" mentally like I do with insects, even if it does nothing for mice lol, and I feel better knowing it has a good meal before becoming dinner. I feed it what I feed my hamster, but much less in quantity because it is so young.

I give it 2 cheerios, small piece of green veggie and a dog kibble. The hopper usually can eat all of it overnight or hide the extra somewhere. Water is in a small reptile dish that I could not use for my lizard. I don't use water bottles for my hamster or bunny. They never drink enough and it seems like it is such a struggle trying to get enough water. Every hopper I bring home would drink from the bowl. I use a small plastic lid as a food bowl. I keep them in a 6 qt tub that I bought extra and use papertowels as substrate. They poop a lot and likes to hide inside the papertowels.

I don't know about you but just by keeping a live hopper overnight makes me feel guilty every time I feed him to my bp. I know it must be done, but it bothers me after the deed is done and I have to clean an empty tub and find traces of it living there, ie hidden stash of food. It would be extra hard for me to keep it longer than that.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Maybe for your little pet mouse but you need quality for feeders.

Do you think feeder breeders feed seeds?

Too much fat too much protein but hey I only breed a few thousands of feeders each year and have done so for a decade.

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Which dog food would you recommend? I'm not looking for brand names. I just want to know if food for puppies would be better or adult

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Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3

Which dog food would you recommend? I'm not looking for brand names. I just want to know if food for puppies would be better or adult

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Puppy of adult is not the important the important is the label

You want something with about 16% to 18% of protein.

Fat around 6% to 10%

The important is also no red dye.

Id use a small wire cage used off craigslist if i was you and get the Lab Block at Tractor Supply Plus or Country Max ect.. (25lb for $19.99). A bag of that will last 2 years if only feeding a couple rats.. Then get a glass water bottle so they dont chew it or youll have a mess.
With all this said, your not going to like doing this i dont think. Mice stink Awful after only a few hours and Rats are great but will grow to big within a month. I Breed ASF's because of No Smell and they dont grow fast at all but you cant get them at Pet Stores.. Before you spend a lot on this project try it for a week with what you have. You might change your mind quick when you smell that stink off the mice when you come home from work hahahahaha
Ps- any dog food that isn't colored is ok for the time youll have them until you find Lab Block.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Puppy of adult is not the important the important is the label

You want something with about 16% to 18% of protein.

Fat around 6% to 10%

The important is also no red dye.

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Thank you!.. What do you do about fleas?

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Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3

Thank you!.. What do you do about fleas?

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Fleas?? Heck if the store you get feeders from has fleas go somewhere else . I have 3 dogs, 4 Pet Norway Rats and 60 african soft fur rat breeders and I've never had a flea Thank God.

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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Fleas?? Heck if the store you get feeders from has fleas go somewhere else . I have 3 dogs, 4 Pet Norway Rats and 60 african soft fur rat breeders and I've never had a flea Thank God.

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I'm pretty sure the fleas came from either my dog or one of my cats. It was more than likely my cat. She was a rescue and likes to disappear for a few days at a time. I was leaving for work one day and found the cat on my front porch and she was hanging out with two raccoons. I also randomly have fleas in my yard so I'm preparing for the worst. I was thinking about cutting up a flea collar and putting the pieces in a small container with holes in it, then putting that in the cages somewhere that they can't get to

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Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3

Thank you!.. What do you do about fleas?

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Supposedly spraying an equal mixture of apple cider vinegar and water helps, so maybe you could periodically spray your cat when she goes outside? You could also spray it around the feeder enclosure to deter fleas, since it's non-toxic.

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Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3

I'm pretty sure the fleas came from either my dog or one of my cats. It was more than likely my cat. She was a rescue and likes to disappear for a few days at a time. I was leaving for work one day and found the cat on my front porch and she was hanging out with two raccoons. I also randomly have fleas in my yard so I'm preparing for the worst. I was thinking about cutting up a flea collar and putting the pieces in a small container with holes in it, then putting that in the cages somewhere that they can't get to

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I wouldn't put any chemical near the feeders as it would then be ingested by the snake. Pesticides are poison for a reptile

What I feed my Breeders. $19.99 for 25lbs. Its also available free shipping depending on where you get it on Amazon.
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