Thoughts???? Is breeding mice worth it in my situation???

[Bogertophis]

Wow, that's a tough call for so few snakes...but the price of live for the Borneo is .

First, do you have a place to breed mice that is warm enough in winter & cool enough in summer? Mice stink, btw. They can handle my cold garage in winter
but I insulate their cages as well as the area they are in, & I'm in the mid-South (winter varies greatly but my garage can get pretty cold). They prefer about 70*
and not above 80*. Summer for me means keeping them in my laundry room & this is far from ideal...like I said, odor! I cut way back in summer & clean more.
(too cold, they don't breed much, & too warm, they can't: have to think in terms of fertility)

You'll be buying food & litter...and then there's your time, cleaning cages, & making sure each day they have food & water.

Small colony, not a big deal, but reproduction can be hard to predict: young adults take a while to get going, & some just don't, or kill their babies. For just a few
snakes, getting the right size mice consistently when you need them will be a challenge...AND, you always need to hold back some to replace spent breeders, so
it's not as if one trio of mice is going to get the job done for you.

You'll need to buy lab cages also, trust me on this...pricey, but you do NOT want to raise mice in glass tanks. You can use a plastic laundry tub & make a wire mesh
top, but food & water in bowls is a no-go. They perceive water as a threat & pile shavings into it, and food in bowls will be crapped on: lab cages have the tops
with holding areas for food & water bottle. (they can also chew holes in plastic water bottles pretty easily if they can reach them...lab cages are the answer!)

You also need to consider "security": you don't want mice getting loose, ever, but your cats may think it's a fun idea? So consider your other pets in relation to
having a rodent ranch.