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RE: My 1st mice...

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Posted by: JM at Wed May 28 10:49:43 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JM ]  
   

Exciting isn't it? even though they are "Just mice" it is amazing how difficult it can be to get your first colony going!

Your on the right track. One male per colony. 3 or 4 females per colony. Don't remove the mothers or the father. Leave the colony be and let it work. Most of the first time errors are in trying to make it harder than it needs to be. If you start seperating the colonies or re-arranging them your likely to run into trouble. Just leave them be, clean them regularly and let them work.

Good luck!

   

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