Quote Originally Posted by KG Reptiles View Post
Hi, I'm new to breeding mice and was wondering when you remove pinkies what is the best way to remove them? Do you use gloves so they don't pick up the scent and kill the rest? Also, I currently house 1 male and 5 females when they have litters do you just leave all of the adults in their with the pinkies or remove the females before they have them? I heard if you remove adults from the group and then return them they might kill the one that is being introduced just wondering if this is true? Finally, I was just wondering about cleaning do you not clean while they have all their babies in there or remove the adults and the babies separate? Sorry for the long post I just want to do things right. I would appreciate any feedback.

Thanks
1. You can pick them up with your bare hands.
2. You can leave all of the adults together. But the male will immediately breed with the female who has given birth. And she will birth another litter as the current one weans.
3. Moving adults and having them kill the newly added one is mainly an ASF thing. But can happen to strange males being introduced into a colony of females with pups. They're just being protective.
4. When I clean, I just move everyone as normal. Sometimes the pups get placed in a separate holding bin. I haven't had issues yet. My cleaning schedule is the same as normal. But if a litter is less than 24 hrs old, I leave them be. The first hours after birth is crucial for the mother and pups to bond.

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