We do ok with rat breeding. We are currently trying to expand the colony and get some kind of organizing done so that we have a constant supply of feeders.

Of course, I hope to try my hand at corn snake breeding this year, and that means I'll need a lot of mouse pinkies and fuzzies and so on. (thats if I succeed at breeding my corns.) We are trying to become self sufficiant with our feeders as the cost of driving to the store (20-30min drive both ways) and the cost of the actual feeders is driving us nuts.

So, I want to try my hand at breeding mice again. I want a single breeding group for now, perhaps one male to three or four females. What size enclosure should I provide them? I also want to provide them with stimulation like a wheel and things to chew and climb on. What would you recommend? I saw a post about mouse racks and since I only want one breeding group for now, a rack is too much. I saw a picture of some tubs that had screen attached to them to provide ventilation and things like that. Could anyone explain what size tub I would need for a 1.4 group and how to go about converting it into a mouse enclosure?

Oh, when using such an enclosure, are there any problems with escape? I will provide them with plenty to chew on, but I can't afford to have escaped mice.