"mice are much much stankier than the rats" I did not know that. I was thinking 1 male, 2 female mice, but after reading some posts i see that a litter of 6-12 per month per female is a bit over kill. I think i will just breed one female and male mouse for food until he gets a bit older. What should i do about feeding him until i have some mouse hoppers? If i bring home my breeder mice tonight and she gets pregnant right away its still going to take at the very least 6 weeks (3 weeks gestation + 3 weeks weaning) before i have food for him.

Thanks again for your help

JT