Davy, many times when your first setting up a breeding group, you may get some that eat their own babies even. It's too much trouble to try to take out the offending mice, to salvage the remainders. I suggest you scrap any group that eats their babies. Keep your line from the ones that don't eat their babies. Also Food and water must always be present1 Never let them go one day without food. Early on I had problems with babies being eaten, but it's been a long time since I had any problems with that. I keep one male to six females in tubs. I mark them with a date sticker, and feed them off within 6 months to get the most production.






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Disclaimer: I do keep several snakes in pairs, and some in groups. However I realize that things can go wrong, and I have to keep a close eye on those groups, to be sure they are not being adversely affected by these living conditions. Also if one happens to eat it's cagemate, it is 100% my fault, and I know the risks in advance!

What's wrong with using CAUTION?!?!?!
King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
~ Jorge Sierra www.SierraSnakes.com

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