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Is this common?
Here's my set-up: 19L tub, 2 males, 3 females, igloo hide, wheel, water filter on side of tub, and giant food bowl. I've had 1 female and 1 male since I started it out, added another male, and just recently added 2 more females.
Is it in all common to see 2 males get along with one another? I heard that males or brothers of litters should be separated because they'll fight, but so far the only aggressor out of all of them is the 1st female I got (who is I think pregnant). Otherwise the males get along perfectly with each other!
Is this good for breeding mice to have 2 males in the same tub with all these females?
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Re: Is this common?
Males usually don't get along very well. In some instances they will fight to the death.
If yours are really getting along ok, I don't know that it would hurt to keep them together. However, I don't think it helps at all either.
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Re: Is this common?
Well, the might get along but once they really start breeding trouble may start. If they do start to fight keep the one that's winning because he is more likely to be a better breeder from what I've seen. One other thing to keep in mind as well is that males commonly will kill litters that are not theirs, so watch out for that.
- Matt
Come here little guy. You're awfully cute and fluffy but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat
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Re: Is this common?
Its my understanding that its possible that a female will become infertile if she smells another male or even kill her litter in hopes of having a litter by the one in which she smells. i run a 1.4 breeding project with only 3 setups. 1 breeder one weenier and one prego...
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Re: Is this common?
Originally Posted by aff19802
Its my understanding that its possible that a female will become infertile if she smells another male or even kill her litter in hopes of having a litter by the one in which she smells. i run a 1.4 breeding project with only 3 setups. 1 breeder one weenier and one prego...
most rodents go into heat almost instantly after giving birth. Never seen a situation in rodents (including gerbils) where the female is obsessed with one mate. They may be picky of a few,but out of 100 I am betting they would willingly mate with 90+%
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Re: Is this common?
True usually under 4 hours. I have always kept it to one male i understand that they can handle pretty much up to 6 females... So i guess i;'ll never find out.
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Re: Is this common?
Originally Posted by aff19802
True usually under 4 hours. I have always kept it to one male i understand that they can handle pretty much up to 6 females... So i guess i;'ll never find out.
My male handled around 20+!
- Matt
Come here little guy. You're awfully cute and fluffy but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat
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Re: Is this common?
Originally Posted by Beardedragon
My male handled around 20+!
That's one happy mouse!
6.13 Corns, 4.5 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Mex Mex King, 1.1 Mali Uromastyx, 1.1 Red Saharan Uromastyx, 0.1 ETB, 1.0 Boxer
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Originally Posted by chromeitout
That's one happy mouse!
LOL I bet he was! I was very sad when he died, ive never had a mouse more studly. I mean, I picked him as a breeder male because he was breeding when I picked him out, he never stoped!
- Matt
Come here little guy. You're awfully cute and fluffy but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat
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