I bought three mice about 5 weeks ago. They were about 3 weeks old. I have them in a 10 gal. tank with 2 inches of pine bedding, a hanging water bottle, a food dish, and a small hide. I have two females and a male. I have seen the male trying to breed, but the females push him away. For some reason, I don't think my mice are in the process of breeding at all. There are two things that could be the problem and I would like to know how to solve them. Number one, I have a snake in the room but she is on the opposite side and is cleaned out very often. Number two, I have two kittens who run around the house, but don't really pay attention to the mice. The issue really is the smell. I read that some mice won't breed with a predator in the area. Can I solve this in anyway? My kittens are too young to be outside alone as I have three very large, very protective geese who could crack their skulls open without effort. Please help?