The Mama's and the Papa's (Feeder mice; 640x480 pics)

[Shelby]

Becky is absolutely right.

I use pine, but my cages are all well ventilated so I haven't had any problems with it. I wouldn't even consider cedar though.

[IamKaervek]

What do you think about the larger Kritter Keepers? I'll probably just pick up a 10- or 20-gallon aquarium for them, but would the Kritter Keepers be a waste of my time and money?

[Shelby]

Waste.. too small and I imagine they'd hold the urine smell.

I don't like tanks because they are a pain in the butt to clean out since they're heavy and bulky.. I love my lab cages. The food and water hoppers are a real time saver! http://www.bigappleherp.com/bigapple...roducts/110100

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[IamKaervek]

Well, I didn't have the time to take pictures this morning before heading off to work (Yes, I had duty on Christmas day), but I woke up to 10 babies! I'm so proud of the little mama. She had gotten real plump one day, out of nowhere it seemed, and a little less than a week later she's a proud mommy of 10 pink stubbies

I'm a little concerned about canibalism, and was wondering how long after birth mice generally eat their young. Would she have eaten them already? When I pulled her drawer out this morning, she was nursing, so I'm hoping that this will be a successful litter. I'll post some pics tomorrow when I get home from work.

Oh, and if you're curious, the mother is the brown one with the white diamond on her head in the above photos. The father is pure black. There have been no issues with them chewing the plastic drawers or zip-ties that are holding the bottles, either.

[basuca]

I HAVE a Q about those drawers I know it is off topic but can I use those drawers to put snake like a rack sistem?thx and God bless

[IamKaervek]

I HAVE a Q about those drawers I know it is off topic but can I use those drawers to put snake like a rack sistem?thx and God bless

I'm afraid not. These drawers (the ones I have are individual drawers stacked atop one another) have too much of a gap at the top, and would allow any creature that can reach a great chance of escape. If you're really interested in using a rack system, I highly advise that you find plans for one online and build your own. It takes alot more time, but it is worth every second.

You can find some nice rack instructions here. Good luck!

Nobody has any ideas or input to my canibalism worries? I'll try browsing Google...

[Shelby]

Usually if the mother is nursing them, she won't eat them. Unless something happens to them of course.. if they die from another cause, she will eat them.