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I have a pair of w/c the female which just laid 7 eggs eats fine in fuzzy mice but I cant get the male to eat any ideas? I dont wanna try garters so what other ideas do ya have?
THanks
God Bless
Chris

Chris,

I would try frozen/thawed pink rats on the male. I've found that sometime WC milks prefer pink rats to domestic mice. Also, if you can find them, white-footed or deer mice work well (but watch out for diseases with wild mice).

-Cole

This female never ate so i released her after she laid 10 eggs

This one eats from my hand

and eats adult FT mice

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~ø¿ô~Doug

I have tried rat pinks and live mice those dont work either. Its only been a month but I dont wanna rey any wild mice of garters any other ideas?
God Bless

I'd offer a handful (6-8) small pinks in her hide area in the evening.
-Cole

Th female eats fine its the male thats been subborn. What about live pink rats like 3 in the hide at nite? I have those and I have some f/t fuzzies
God Bless

Give it a shot. Some of the WC milks seem to avoid rodents with fur. How long have you had them? Many NA milks will go off feed in the late summer, too.
-Cole

If the male gets a whiff of a female he just shuts down. Remove the female, increase the temp, and give him a dose of flagyl and he should get going within a week. If not, just let him go. Adult milks often imprint on wc mice and just wont take domestic. Release him before he deteriorates...Jeff