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Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
Hey guys I am a begginer for breeding mice. I am keeping 1:3 ratio of mice in a Large Herphaven. I have a water bottle in there and 2 plastic foam bowl hides. I have not seen the male working. The mice are in a seperate room and soo yeah I am pretty confused.. What do you think I am doing wrong?
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
If you are sure that you do have a male and some females.
Give them 2 months if after 2 months nothing happens get another male.
Also as far as action goes it usually happen at night
Just make sure they feel secure, have proper nutrition and water.
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
Also it happens in a blink of an eye most of the time. Like the others said, after 2 months and no babies, get a new male.
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
I would say after a month and no babies, get a new male. You will probably notice fighting for the first day and after that they are good to go depending on the age and size of the mice. They should be at least 28 days old and around 25-30 grams. In my experience, it does not take 2 months.
Good luck.
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
Yeah, one month should be more than enough time as long as your mice are old enough.
Most of the time you'll see the male chase the female but the breeding itself takes seconds or less so it's hard to catch unless you just sit there and stare.
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne
They should be at least 28 days old and around 25-30 grams.
Am I reading this correctly that you pair up your mice when they are only 28 days (4 weeks)? Some people don't even wean until then.
If you do put the females with males so young, do you have any issues with them getting pregnant so young? People report all sorts of problems ranging from small litters and young mothers being more likely to cannibalize their young all the way to losing both mom & babies because it was more than her young body could handle.
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that good strains of mice with a good diet, etc, can handle being bred at a younger age than in less ideal situations, but 4 weeks still sounds young to me so I'm curious what results you have seen with it.
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Re: Mice Breeding Issues??!?!
Originally Posted by kc261
Am I reading this correctly that you pair up your mice when they are only 28 days (4 weeks)? Some people don't even wean until then.
If you do put the females with males so young, do you have any issues with them getting pregnant so young? People report all sorts of problems ranging from small litters and young mothers being more likely to cannibalize their young all the way to losing both mom & babies because it was more than her young body could handle.
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that good strains of mice with a good diet, etc, can handle being bred at a younger age than in less ideal situations, but 4 weeks still sounds young to me so I'm curious what results you have seen with it.
4 week is too young. most of the time their bodies aren't fully developed yet so if they get prego at 4 weeks it makes them sick and stunts future growth. In my experience they get to looking anorexic after giving birth and never gain the weight back.
Safest bet is 12 weeks for optimum health, but you can put them together younger if they have reached a mature size and weight.
~TruthsDeceit~
My house? ... 13 snakes, 3 geckos, a tarantula, a boyfriend, a roommate (yes the roommate and boyfriend make the "animals" list), 3 cats, a roach colony and don't ask me to count the rodents.
www.rodentworks.net Local to Bremerton, WA
>Rats >Mice >ASF >Rabbits >Custom racks/cages
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