my first mouse litter!!

[ADEE]

Tonight was our lalacheleague (breastfeeding support) meeting and when we got home a friend of mine (we always go together) said, mommy mouse, have your babies so i can see! Within 5 minutes i checked the bin and sure enough there were little pinks we could see through the bin, how fitting!

I just snapped these real quick while mommy was out of the nest and then we closed her bin and left her alone





how big are mice litters typically? what are the chances of her having larger litters later on? I counted 9 but didnt touch them so i dont know if their are any hiding in there.

[ADEE]

Litter Size: Litter size is quite variable; 7-12 pups per litter is considered average but more is not unusual (20 in a litter is quite possible).


i suppose she didnt do bad then especially considering its her first litter.

[Sasquatch Art]

Congrats on your first litter. The mother has nice markings.

That picture of the babies is awesome...such detail

[Entropy]

Aww, congrats Ashley! Momma mouse is such a cutie. I never have luck with meeses.

[ADEE]

i was very pleased to see milk bands that fast! they sure are TINY

thanks entropy.. i was starting to wonder, it seemed like forever before she started to plump up, now i have the second mouse getting ready to have hers in about a week id say

[Royal_Rodents]

nice job. i would like to say that is a nice mommy mouse your got thier. now only if i could find a breeder in italy

[littleindiangirl]

Good job! lalaecheleague LOL, that just makes me think of the Bob and Tom show.
Congrats on the mice!

[ADEE]

The mommy and daddy mice actually came from PetCo, i know bad bad but they were the only ones with healthy looking mice... im glad she prooved out for me.. now i gotta wait for her room mate to deliver and ill be one happy camper

[ADEE]

all nine are doing great today.. she moved off the litter just quick enough for me to get a head count and they were all suckling away before that! im very pleased with her so far!!!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

how big are mice litters typically?

Average is 6 to 12

9 for a first timer is not bad at all.

I average 13 to 17

Congrats