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Think they might be big litters?

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www.jasonrbartolettreptiles.webs.com

Holy Crap!!! They are huge!!!
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Wow, yes I have a zoo!!
1.1 cinnamons, 1.2 pastels, .1 mojave, 1. spider, 1. super pastel, .2 normals, .1 rosy boa, 1.1 gophers, 2 razorback musk turtles, 2 musk turtles and 1 white lipped mud, 4 dogs, 2 cats, 1. husband, 2 sons, and 1 daughter... oh I forgot many freshwater fish and 2 bunnies

LOL, I always feel so bad for them when they get this size. I had an ASF that got huge like this and she couldn't comfortably sit up to eat out of the food hopper. I took pity on her and gave them a food bowl for a while.

I feed them to snakes without much hesitation, but I am still a softy for most pocket pets. Poor little softballs.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.1 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 Whitesided P. catenifer sayi, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

Assuming that they're in their bins, they need four times the floor space you're offering them.
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www.strictlyballs.ca

And that's the problem with assuming. I pulled them for the photo and put them in a kritter keeper, they live in a 40 gallon breeder.
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www.jasonrbartolettreptiles.webs.com

Big-mouth dumb-a$$...good for you!

I would say the size of those mice are a testament to good care. They certainly wouldn't be that fecund if they didn't have enough space or inadequate nutrition.

Do you breed only white, red-eyed mice (dare I say, albino?) or do you have some "fancy" ones as well?
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.1 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 Whitesided P. catenifer sayi, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

Only the white mice, and this is the first group i've managed to get to breed (i always tried with pet store mice, and failed. I bought these from a rodent breeder). This is also the first time I've tried breeding in a large group instead of small groups. My rat colony has a lot of bizarre colors and patterns and coat types.
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www.jasonrbartolettreptiles.webs.com

It took me a while to get the mice to go as well, but I was working with mostly petsore stock. Turns out I was keeping them too warm. I put them in the basement where it is a constant 67 degrees or so and they started breeding like crazy. I am trying to get some more funny colors in the mix, part for the fun, part so I have visual evidence of some genetic diversity. I'm even hoping to pick up a few hairless my next trip.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.1 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 Whitesided P. catenifer sayi, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

i keep have a cow and a couple deer in my freezer......
my food doesnt complain about being in a cramped spot......lol
adam
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" a.k.a. farfrumugen "
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

how many do you put per tub?
tub size?
want and need are two different things....
I want three wives...I don't need any...
just asking....I use 1.17 to start in a cat litter pan and usually take at least 2 out due to not growing well...

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........JY

That is INSANE! They must be soooo uncomfortable. Poor females
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Jessica Gibbs
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I agree.
That is deplorable the living conditions (size-wise) that you guys are keeping your rodents in!
Shame on you.
It's bad enough that we feed their babies, but treating our breeders and feeders with a little respect and giving them some very basic qualities of life seems while they are around seems like the responsible thing to do.
Bad karma is coming your way for treating living creatures so poorly and cramping them in such tight quarters.
I keep 1.3 in Ikea Slugis containers (26 inches by 21 inches).
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www.strictlyballs.ca

I'm pretty sure she was referring to them being uncomfortable because of how rotund they are. And in case you weren't paying attention, they live in a plenty large enough cage, not what they are pictured in.
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www.jasonrbartolettreptiles.webs.com

Big-mouth dumb-a$$e$...good for you bro..!

Simple misunderstanding. Untie your panties and breathe.
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www.strictlyballs.ca

I had a female that got so big we were worried she might pop! LOL She looked like a baseball with legs.

She had a litter of 20. She was a good mom too, did not eat any of the babys, but my BP sure did.
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