Posted by:
guero
at Mon Mar 15 22:26:56 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by guero ]
Sorry to hear about the mice problem. Generally, it doesn't take that long to get mature mice but if you put somewhat adult together, the first litter is almost always eaten. They stress out very easily. I always remove the first litters because of this and freeze them. The second litter should be much better. The ratio you have is good also, but I've had fairly good success with a couple of males and several females, but I also use somewhat larger tubs too. Things work better if you put them together when they are pretty much hopper size. When I do this, I may get 6 or 7 pregnant females and they'll have them all at once. As for the smell, yes they smell more than rats and one adult mouse eats about a third of what a rat would. Although, I breed alot of mice, I'm starting to switch several of my colubrids over to small rats.
Scott
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