Breeding your own mice for ur snake

[sweetP's my snake]

Hey this is the first time i have used this but it seems right to task the question here.. i have been doing research for breeding mice and i wanted to knw what the bad things are that go with it.. would it be healthy for me too be feeding her my own mice breeded by me? or ft from the pet store? i have had my snake for afew months now and i decided i rather breed the mice but also wanted to know if home-bread mice would cause health problems for my snake..

[BigLu]

breed them its very easy. I would just breed rats IMO. They are actually really clean its the males that stink a place up. Just be sure to only have one or two males to 4 or 5 females and youll have babies within 45 days probly sooner if ya got some big rats. They are cheap to feed, and cuts alot of cost out if you got a decent size collection. Fresh is always best option to feed.

[LadyOhh]

Moved this thread to the Rodent area

[4theSNAKElady]

For just one snake? I would definately go to a reptile show...on a good show special I can get 100 frozen mice for $20. Puttin it bluntly, mice....STINK. Real bad. And after you add up the cost of bedding for those mice, food, water bottles, cages, tubs, whatever, I personally don't think it's worth it for just one BP. Now, if you happen to be a lucky person who just happens to know someone who just happens to be giving away a cage, with some pairs of mice, all their food, toys, treats, accessories, etc., and the whole kit-n-kaboodle for free, than go for it. Your only cost will be feed and bedding...oh, and the stink.

[sweetP's my snake]

yea ik i heard they stink but i read some websites and i heard if you take care of them properly they shouldnt be as bad, the good thing is there going in my basment. i was planning on feeding her the live owns and freeze alot of them. i was going to have 1 male and 2 females an i was coming up with all positive things. i was thinking shed have plenty of food and i wouldnt worry about desieases because i woud be the one breeding them in a healthy enviroment.. shes a small snake right now shes eating the fuzzy hopper mice but i wanted to cut down on going to the pet store becuase we dont live that close..

[Jay_Bunny]

Breeding for one snake is not that practical. The money you would spend buying food and bedding and all that would cost the same if not more than just buying your snake a feeder once a week. While yes, you can provide good quality feeders by breeding you own, it really isn't a good option if you are only breeding for one snake. I didn't start considering to breed my own till I hit about 4-5 snakes. I would wait until you have a larger collection before breeding your own.

[sweetP's my snake]

hmm okay im just thinking that if i did breed them and freeze them it would be worth it but maybe i should wait. i have another question. even after shedding its been a month or so and my snake has been getting gray scales on her back i checked everything it could be but couldnt find anything that looked like it..do u think that its because the humiditys to low, or just the way shes colored??