So about a week and a half ago, I purchased some rodents from a guy - some for food, some for breeders. One of the mice I purchased definitely looked pregnant. I knew she was within days, because she looked like she swallowed a golf ball!! I checked on them today, and none of them (she is one of three females together, after I removed the male) looked like they had swallowed a golf ball. So...........I checked under one of their hides, and sure enough!! Boatloads of cute babies!!

So my question is, I see lots of people post that they count the babies, or touch the babies, or whatever. I'm scared to death to do anything that will freak mom out and make her eat the babies. How do you guys do this? Is it necessary? Or will I just see some cute babies (if she doesn't eat them) coming out of the hide in a couple of weeks if I just leave them alone?

Of course I'm excited, so I'm trying to temper my excitement with logic.