Might start breeding mice

[satomi325]

We have a ball python, he's a little over a year old. We found a 20 gallon tank with a wheel, ball, hide, and water bottle...all for $10. We couldn't pass it up. So the question is now, should we start breeding feeder mice? I'm pretty sure we would need a 2nd tank for the male mouse and use this one for breeding and for mom and babies. Is there anything I haven't thought of yet? And how exactly do I start this breeding procedure?

Personally, I don't think breeding feeders is worth it for 1 snake. But if you want to do it for fun too, well go for it. And I recommend breeding rats. Mice smell awful. They urinate a lot.

You can keep the male in with the female and pups if you want. But he's going to breed with the female constantly and you will get back to back litters. If you're going to breed at your own pace, then go ahead and get him a separate container.

The female goes into heat every 4 or so days. All you need to do is introduce the male and female together. After mating, gestation is about 22 days. About 4-5 weeks after birth, the litter will be weaned. Each litter averages about 8-12 pups.
The pups reach sexual maturity at 5-8 weeks.

And another thing, the mother will go into heat hours after giving birth for a few hours. If you have a mature male in with her, they will breed. If this happens, the next litter will be born as soon as the previous litter is weaned. If copulation does not occur within that small time frame, the female will not go into heat again until she is done weaning the litter.


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