Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 3,060

4 members and 3,056 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,031
Threads: 248,489
Posts: 2,568,442
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, isismomma
Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. #1
    BPnet Veteran ajeff's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-15-2008
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    350
    Thanks
    27
    Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts

    Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    My sister who has a 10 gallon set up with 1.3 mice informed me that she was going to need the small critter keeper today, she thought one of the girls had plumped up. I just check and sure enough, we had a nice and plump female running in the wheel.


    I hope the other two females follow the first mouse. Will be nice to have a small production of mice to help off set the need to order frozen.

    We plan on moving the mom over to a small cage in the next day or two

  2. #2
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    03-30-2008
    Location
    Kansas City, Kansas
    Posts
    259
    Thanks
    17
    Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Congrats.

    I hope to find atleast one of my girls plumped up when I get home from vacation tomorrow.

  3. #3
    Steel Magnolia rabernet's Avatar
    Join Date
    07-12-2005
    Location
    In the Nest
    Posts
    29,196
    Thanks
    2,845
    Thanked 5,584 Times in 3,092 Posts
    Blog Entries
    2
    Images: 46

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Mice tend to do better when they're left as a group, I believe.

  4. #4
    BPnet Veteran cassandra's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-27-2006
    Location
    Southern California
    Posts
    5,215
    Thanks
    19
    Thanked 112 Times in 37 Posts
    Images: 18

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Congrats! =) Before she's ready to blow, she should look like she's packing golf balls - personally I think pregger mice get to looking way more pregnant than pregger rats...

    Anyway, it's up to you if you wanna try keeping the 1.3 together or putting the mom in her own enclosure before she drops. Personally, I'd put her in her own enclosure as I've not had the best success with multiple mice in an enclosure with a mom who dropped ("ooh! look! *nom*"). I'm thinking 1.3 with a litter of babies is a bit small for 10gallon, but then I always separate out the mom, regardless of what size cage they were in while in a group. =)

    Get ready for the cutest, highest pitch squeakies ever!
    0.1 ball python (Cleo), 0.1 surinam bcc (Carmen)
    1.0 sunglow motley corn (Jenson), 1.0 albino burmese (Lourdes)
    1.0 cat (Nicky), some mooses and ratters, 1.0 hubby (Rick)

  5. #5
    BPnet Veteran ajeff's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-15-2008
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    350
    Thanks
    27
    Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    We did place her into her own cage, but found the water sipper was not working right so we put her back in with the rest. I have a solution to fix this, I think. She has almost doubled in size and looks like she has eaten a ping pong ball

    Also looks as if another mouse in the group is starting to plump up as well

  6. #6
    BPnet Veteran ajeff's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-15-2008
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    350
    Thanks
    27
    Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Well, she had them.... but not sure what happened, if they were stillborn or killed by the others or what, but I counted about 8 pinks and they where dead

    Other then some being nibbled on and beind dead they looked okay. The mom was out running in the wheel when I got home from work.

    Not sure what happened, next time they WILL be seperated

  7. #7
    BPnet Veteran Beardedragon's Avatar
    Join Date
    11-11-2007
    Location
    Kennesaw GA
    Posts
    4,172
    Thanks
    535
    Thanked 460 Times in 334 Posts
    Images: 21

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Quote Originally Posted by ajeff View Post
    Well, she had them.... but not sure what happened, if they were stillborn or killed by the others or what, but I counted about 8 pinks and they where dead

    Other then some being nibbled on and beind dead they looked okay. The mom was out running in the wheel when I got home from work.

    Not sure what happened, next time they WILL be seperated
    Well, if it is her first litter things like that can happen. What do you have them on as your bedding?
    - Matt

    Come here little guy. You're awfully cute and fluffy but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat

  8. #8
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    03-30-2008
    Location
    Kansas City, Kansas
    Posts
    259
    Thanks
    17
    Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Sorry about your bad luck.

    I think I got a plump mouse right now, she is twice the size of the other girl i have with her.

  9. #9
    BPnet Veteran cassandra's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-27-2006
    Location
    Southern California
    Posts
    5,215
    Thanks
    19
    Thanked 112 Times in 37 Posts
    Images: 18

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Sorry to hear you lost the litter...=P
    0.1 ball python (Cleo), 0.1 surinam bcc (Carmen)
    1.0 sunglow motley corn (Jenson), 1.0 albino burmese (Lourdes)
    1.0 cat (Nicky), some mooses and ratters, 1.0 hubby (Rick)

  10. #10
    BPnet Veteran ajeff's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-15-2008
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    350
    Thanks
    27
    Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts

    Re: Whoo hoo! Got a plump mouse!

    Just an update. Finally got a couple litters, one is going on 3 weeks old, making them hoppers (I believe) and another one going on 2 weeks just starting to get fur. Both females are in their own cages. I think cramped space may have been the problem the first couple times around

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1