Female mice don't need a male to nurse their litters long enough to wean them. They only need him to get pregnant.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...r-for-about-25 I've tried this and while it doesn't eliminate the mouse stink, it does cut it down. Some people put a drop of real vanilla extract in the water bottles and say it works. Never tried it--I've got better uses for real vanilla extract.