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    A couple questions about breeding mice?

    Just a couple quick questions about breeding mice
    1. Is it ok to leave the females in with the male after giving birth?
    2. Whats the coolest you can keep breeding mice?
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    Re: A couple questions about breeding mice?

    Jake,



    You can leave the females in with the males after they've given birth...some things to watch out for: sometimes first time mothers will canilbalize their young and the male may very well attack the babies if he was not the father.

    I wouldn't go below 65 degrees for breeding...not that this will be detrimental to the mice, but breeding will start to lag...I shoot for 68 degrees in winter.

    Hope this helps,

    JT

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    Re: A couple questions about breeding mice?

    Quote Originally Posted by James Tomlinson
    Jake,



    You can leave the females in with the males after they've given birth...some things to watch out for: sometimes first time mothers will canilbalize their young and the male may very well attack the babies if he was not the father.

    I wouldn't go below 65 degrees for breeding...not that this will be detrimental to the mice, but breeding will start to lag...I shoot for 68 degrees in winter.

    Hope this helps,

    JT
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    I was planning on using the garage which is about 40 degrees and add a couple 100 watt lamps above the cage to keep it warm enough. I think I'll go for 2 10 gallon tanks with 1.3 in each one and use the 4' by 2' stock tank as a grow out for adults until they are fed off or euthanized for the freezer
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    Re: A couple questions about breeding mice?

    I am also a first time mouse breeder, about 4 months now I have left my 1.2 trio in a 10 gallon tank during and after birth. I just keep them all together and do "mix" them up after I setup the colony.

    On a side note.... I have had two litters born about 7 days apart. They had the babies in the same nest and often share feeding responsibilities. I have noticed that the younger pinks struggle to nurse as the older ones seem to "muscle" their way to the nipple.

    I keep them in the house so...room temps

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