Quote Originally Posted by Beardedragon View Post
I think I can help you here, ive had hundreds if not a thousand mice bred in my home. I agree with you about rats, mice stink, but rat stink STICKS to you and I cant go in my snake/rodent room for five minutes without coming out smelling like a rat... Anyways. With a twenty gallon tank, get 7 females and 2 males. Depending on where you buy your mice, most are under breeding age and will take a few more weeks after you get them to start breeding, so make sure you give them Plently of time. When I first started it was two months before I had a steady colony going.

Anyways, with those two males, if they start fighting keep the winning one. If not, try to see which one is more interested in the ladys. If you still cant catch them in the act( Maybe I just have to much free time to figure this stuff out...), keep the one with bigger balls. Its all about the male. Period. If you have a mighty mouse stud you will not have to worry about the females not getting prego.

Sounds like you only need 15 mice a week, if you get over crouded with mice do what I do and freeze all the extras just in case they take a breeding break or you do not have enough for the week.

Make sure you have a tank for the weaned mice too once the mom has a new litter ( That is when I remove the pervious litter)

Hope this helps! - Matt
Thanks matt. I dont have the time..or even know where they would sell good grade rat and mice food, so what do u think i should feed them? i brought a mix of bird, gerbil, and hamster food that the pet store sells will that be ok? it has random seeds, things that look like little colorful cookies lol, and some other things but when i had the mice they seemed to enjoy it. i always mixed in a piece of broccoli or cherrios as a treat. Will they be fine with that?.. So when a notice a female is getting nice and plump..i take her out and do what with her? and if i get over run cant i just take the male out for a while?.. i dont know how to wean mice or really what it is all i understand its when they stop depending on mama for food. Anymore help you can give me bro? How many hides should i have for them and is it ok if the gnaw the hell out of them like my last two did? .. please tell me if you have any info left u can give me