Ok, I'm planning on starting a small mouse breeding operation for my two snakes . I've searched through the threads here and gotten some good info, but still have a Q or two.

I've read that keeping the male and female together is best, because separation can lead to rejection later. However, I will have to control the breeding. Would having the mice in the same 10gal tank (covered on three sides for darkness) with a secure divider in the middle that still allowed them to see and smell each other work?
My plan so far is to keep one male and one, maybe two, females in a covered 10gal. Once the female is obviously pregnant, set in the divider so the male can't mate with her again right away. Reason being, both my snakes are currently on hoppers and the only one who would benefit from pinks is my leo who can only get one once a month at most. So I would need most of the litter to reach hopper size before they're of much use to me.

Anyone have any suggestions on how I might handle this? I can and will still be getting hoppers from the reptile store once a week until the breeding takes off, but the trip is a bit inconvenient and will be more so once school starts up again. I can't go to FT because my partner refuses to have dead rodents in the freezer with our food or thawing on the counters or in the fridge.