What exactly will I need?

[PurplePython]

I learned long ago that even if you are breeding a small number of rodents you are always better off building a rack system.

You can keep the male and the females together all the time. They will breed continuously.

You will want to pull the babies at 21 days old and separate them by sex by 28 days old.

what kind of rack/tubs do you use for your mice? Would a simple cheap rack with tubs from the dollar store or walmart work fine for breading mice?

[Jay_Bunny]

You could do that, though I prefer to separate the feeders by sex. Breeding a small number of rodents like a 1.3 group won't require a rack though tanks are bulky and IMO hard to clean. They also do not provide good ventilation. You could make one of the rodent tubs in the DIY section. Those would be cheap to make and work great for rodents.

And tomfromtheshade is right. Wean the babies at 3-3.5 weeks old and separate them by sex by 4 weeks old.

[PurplePython]

You could do that, though I prefer to separate the feeders by sex. Breeding a small number of rodents like a 1.3 group won't require a rack though tanks are bulky and IMO hard to clean. They also do not provide good ventilation. You could make one of the rodent tubs in the DIY section. Those would be cheap to make and work great for rodents.

And tomfromtheshade is right. Wean the babies at 3-3.5 weeks old and separate them by sex by 4 weeks old.

okay thanks a lot for the help. Thats going to be my next project. Setting up a rodent tub and getting the whole breeding process rolling before I start adding to my collection of BPs

[Jay_Bunny]

The rodent tubs a TON easier to clean and lift than tanks. You can also provide them with ventilation on the side which helps keep the rodents healthy and comfortable and keeps the smell down too. Keep us updated on what you put together and post some pictures of new mice when you get them.

[PurplePython]

The rodent tubs a TON easier to clean and lift than tanks. You can also provide them with ventilation on the side which helps keep the rodents healthy and comfortable and keeps the smell down too. Keep us updated on what you put together and post some pictures of new mice when you get them.

Oh you can count on pictures man. In the next 3-4 weeks I plan on having my whole mouse breeding operation done and all set up nice and rolling....

Plus a couple weeks after that I plan on getting a snake rack (but I am still unsure on where to get one that would fit what I am looking for).

I will make sure to take lots of pictures of my breeding setup and my new rack if I get it.