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    female mouse is killing her baby!!

    Well I saw one baby today just ate up, one limb over there another limb over there. So I heard they do that when one is weak or something like that. Should I fear for the rest or what!? My plan was to make all blue babies but I dont want her to eat those, I would be more than upset.

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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    There's numerous reasons on why she's doing it. Stress, not enough food, or just being a plain bad mother. Honestly, if she does it to another litter, I'd feed her off :/ It sounds like there's not enough food, or it's not a high enough protein level. What are you feeding and how much?

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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    Quote Originally Posted by harm286 View Post
    Well I saw one baby today just ate up, one limb over there another limb over there. So I heard they do that when one is weak or something like that. Should I fear for the rest or what!? My plan was to make all blue babies but I dont want her to eat those, I would be more than upset.
    Mice are scavengers so if some babies die they will eat the bodies.

    There are also other reasons as previously stated, stress or diet related, or simply a bad mom.

    Since you seems to want those babies bad can you foster them?

    If not leave them with her wait and see.

    Make sure not to disturb her, and that she has plenty of water and quality food.

    The bottom line if she cannibalized her babies without any reasons I would encourage you to feed her off.
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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    The rest of her babies are fine! thank god. I feed her everything I can from puppy chow to oatmeal and corn flakes.

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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    I feed mine a mixture of hamster/gerbil mix and parrot/cockatiel food along with misc treats. So far, so good. I'd be wary of the puppy chow because it's so high in protein and i've read too much protein can cause sores.

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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    I've read a couple of places now, and had the experience in my own mice, that often the first litters are more likely to be killed off. I had a few of mine who wiped out their entire first litters. 2nd time around they were fantastic moms.
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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    never could breed mice they ate the babies every time thats why I breed asf's.
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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    well I feed that forti diet or what ever its called too. Today I saw two more babies killed its about the 6th day I dont know if me putting my hands in the nest is a bad thing or not?? If she kills my blue guys she is gonna face my pastel, wont b pretty. But does anybody know if petco or some store might sell milk to care for the babies???

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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    Ok first and foremost, with mice...you cannot get your scent on the babies, it will get them killled, yes. Rats don't really care at all, but mice are very specific about it.
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    Re: female mouse is killing her baby!!

    Quote Originally Posted by harm286 View Post
    I dont know if me putting my hands in the nest is a bad thing or not??
    That right there is why she's killing them, don't feed her because of your error. The only thing I've done with my female who had pups is put in food, change the water, and use a flash light to look into the birthing box.

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