Show me pics of your Mouse colonies

[legionxxii]

I am starting to breed Mice and have 1 male in with 2 females in a 10 gallon tank. I was wondering what everyones setups look like for when they start producing little guys and how you do it all. I thought about getting little shoe containers to put the prego girls in but there not high enough to put a water bottle in. So I just want to see what everyone is doing to give me some ideas. Thanks

[Clear]

My pieces for the auto watering system will be in this week so the water bottles will be gone These are just the mice.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I house 2 females per tubs and have 2 males rotating between 3 tubs each (they spend 2 weeks at the time in each tub)

Setup is under $40 not including water bottles.

[legionxxii]

Thats a really sweet idea. Do you guys keep your snakes and mice in seperate rooms? Also what do you do to keep the smell down?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Thats a really sweet idea. Do you guys keep your snakes and mice in seperate rooms? Also what do you do to keep the smell down?

I have done both, for a year they were in the same room, without any problem.

To keep the smell down you need

To clean weekly
Not overcrowd your tubs
Feed the males first
Have a good absorbent bedding (I use Equine fresh it is VERY absorbent and I would never switch back to wood shaving)

[Clear]

How much do you pay for equine? Isnt it a little dusty?

[Argentra]

My setup is a little different. But then, so am I...

Here is 'Rodent Central' as of last monthish. Looks a bit different now:


Here's a shot of a tub alone:


One of the 'doomed' (as Ari likes to call them) - the weanlings waiting to be fed off:


And my favorite shot of the very first breeders I had and their first litter. That golden female was my favorite mouse, and the brown and white is the dad:

[truthsdeceit]

My shelf. The big tubs are rat tubs, don't make the same mistake I did. Do NOT put mesh on the front of tubs. All they do all day is throw bedding out. WHAT A MESS!! Only put mesh on tops of tubs, trust me.


Mouse tub(s) close up.



Inside of a tub. I house two females per tub plus there litters. I rotate my male. See the link at the bottom if you want a really in depth version of my method.


Homemade hopper, mesh rolled into a cylinder then hot glued into a cheap food dish. The top is open but when the tub lids are on it touches so the mice can't get into the hopper.



My method in depth here:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=77619

Pics of my one of my latest litters growing up here:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=79467

[Doxster]

Looking good truth! How much would you say one of those small homemade cages cost you to make? I'm a bit cramped in space at the moment and have to have the balls and my mice colonies in the same room but your way is pretty space efficient by the looks of it.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

How much do you pay for equine? Isnt it a little dusty?

Well it does break down into saw dust so yes it will be dusty (more for rats than for mice though) however it is the best bedding I have ever used.

I pay $6.25 for 40 lbs and it goes a long way.