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I've decided to start breeding my own mice to make things easier and cheaper. I had a trio until today when one was about to expire so I took her out. I took the other two out, cleaned and disenfected everything and I currently have them in another container.

My question is this: I'm planning to buy a couple more females tomorrow. That's why I haven't put the other two back in the tank yet. I thought it would be better to introduce the new ones and the old ones to the tank at the same time. I also have a very young mouse that a stubborn ball python hatchling has refused to eat. She's just a weanling. I'm wondering if the other mice would kill her if I tried to keep her as a breeder? She's survived the pythons and learned to eat and drink food under my wife's careful watch. It almost seems a shame to use her as a feeder now. So, will the older mice kill her?
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>>I've decided to start breeding my own mice to make things easier and cheaper. I had a trio until today when one was about to expire so I took her out. I took the other two out, cleaned and disenfected everything and I currently have them in another container.
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>>My question is this: I'm planning to buy a couple more females tomorrow. That's why I haven't put the other two back in the tank yet. I thought it would be better to introduce the new ones and the old ones to the tank at the same time. I also have a very young mouse that a stubborn ball python hatchling has refused to eat. She's just a weanling. I'm wondering if the other mice would kill her if I tried to keep her as a breeder? She's survived the pythons and learned to eat and drink food under my wife's careful watch. It almost seems a shame to use her as a feeder now. So, will the older mice kill her?

50/50...Less likely than with an adult actually. If I have a group that loses a male I will often try to continue with the existing girls by introducing a barely weaned male. Their mom instincts seem to let them accept him more.
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