When To Take Baby Mice Out

[Anneliese]

How old should my baby mice be when they are to be taken out of the pregnancy tank?
I think they were born on 9/13/07 give or take a day

And there eyes opened two days ago

[Snakeman]

probably once they are up and running around on their own. if you touch them while the mother is still caring for them, it'll take their "baby scent" away and the mother will stop caring for them as the babies wouldnt "smell like her babies".

[lord jackel]

Is there a reason you need to take them out? Where are you going to be putting them if you take them out?


They are weanable at about 3 weeks of age (meaning they can live without their mother)

[lord jackel]

it'll take their "baby scent" away and the mother will stop caring for them as the babies wouldnt "smell like her babies".

Where did you hear this from?

I have been breeding for years and never seen this happen.

[Snakeman]

eehhh...im gonna sound like an idiot but thats what i've learned from working at petco.

[Anneliese]

I'm going to be taking them out because I have another pregnant mouse that will be needing to be in the pregnancy tub in two weeks

They will going into male and female tanks, then fed off males first females second and then some will be hold backs

[lord jackel]

eehhh...im gonna sound like an idiot but thats what i've learned from working at petco.

Don't feel like an idiot...just chaulk it up to learning something new every day...I know I do.

[Anneliese]

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[lord jackel]

I'm going to be taking them out because I have another pregnant mouse that will be needing to be in the pregnancy tub in two weeks

They will going into male and female tanks, then fed off males first females second and then some will be hold backs

Got it...then at 21 days + you can seperate them from their mother. Though this is the medical day they can be weaned I always like to see them able to hold a piece of food first (but that is usually right around the same time...unless a baby is the runt and really behind in development)