Mom kills babies for 2nd time

Do I feed her off or let her try again I have 1.2 breeding group and only the one female has had babies for me but she ate them both times the other female I think finally is pregnant. I dont want to feed her off if I dont have to but i'm not going to house her by herself either. So do you think she will eat the other mouse's babies and do you think I should give her another try? Shes had plenty of food btw and water so that is not the problem.

Give her another chance if you want, but mice are so cheap so just feed her off and grab a few more females.

feed her off don't waste you time.ps stck with rats lol( I'm so in love with mine!). Can yoiu tell it was her and not the other female?

Yep, feed her off and get a new female. Twice in a row means she'll most likely keep doing it.

It was her I caught her doing it. The only thing was I kinda feel like its a pet so it will be weird to feed her off, but I have no use for a killer mom :(

Feed her off and look into your setup make sure you provide adequate security, avoid disturbing them, make sure the food you are providing is quality food etc

Getting started with a mouse colony can be difficult but when you do it is a smooth ride just like rats.

Lunch time for the mouse.

With my rats I don't give second chances. If I did mice it would be the same. Eat your babies and you're done.

I give them 2 kinds of food mixed. The blocks for mice I get from petco along with another mice food that has all kinds of seeds. And they get treats for mice. So I guess i'm gonna feed her off.:(

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Originally Posted by onlyjays9p

I give them 2 kinds of food mixed. The blocks for mice I get from petco along with another mice food that has all kinds of seeds. And they get treats for mice. So I guess i'm gonna feed her off.:(

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Make sure to feed quality food what you find in pet stores is often far from being quality food.

If their needs are not met they will eat their babies, same thing if they feel insecure.

make sure they have a hiding/nesting place. New moms really need to feel secure. If they don't they will eat their young.

I just had a new mom who ate off all her young (I should say Lucas339's young), and she'll be fed off asap!

In my mouse colony, I breed for color a little bit because it makes it more fun for me. I had one female whose color that I really liked, but her babies kept getting eaten. The next time she got pregnant, I separated her and she did just fine when by herself. After that one litter, I put her back in a colony, and she's been a good mom ever since. So if this female is special to you, you could give that a try. However, in general, I'd recommend checking that the conditions are good (good food, plenty of security), and trying with a new mouse.

Deb is right that once you get a mouse colony going, they produce well without issues. I had all kinds of trouble with mice at first, but now they do great.

I'm gonna wait to see if the other mom eats her babies if she doesnt the baby killer is going in with my Lesser to get a taste of her own medicine

When I caught one of my females eating her young for the second time, I waited a little while and then fed that wonderful meal to Simon :cool:

From now on, if they bite = feed, if they fight = feed, if they cause any trouble or stink = feed. Bad mice = fat snakes :rofl: They breed so fast, I don't worry about their numbers anymore.

:D Funny thing is, all my mice are really good now :please: