Mouse in labor!

[CloudtheBoa]

💕 looks like I'll be holding back 2 males and 3 females. As far as temperament, males that grow up together won't usually fight, right?

In my breeding group the males are the most docile. I can put a group of baby males in with their father immediately with no fighting from the get-go, they go straight to sleeping with each other until I cull them off (based off 2 litters so far). I put the group of females in with a holdback girl from the first litter and she immediately started fighting everyone, but they're getting along now. The breeder girls I have start out antagonizing the male for several days until they get used to his presence, and he barely fights back. I haven't tried putting multiple males together with a female in the mix, but all three groups are right next to each other, and the females' scents don't seem to instigate anything.

Sorry to hear your girl died, hopefully the babies continue doing well! I lost over 20 pinkies in my most recent batch of litters, no clue why, most died within 2 days of being born and another couple died at the fuzzy stage but I didn't lose any more once they opened their eyes. Still have 6 healthy weaned mice, though.