ok i want to breed mice. i want to start out with 2 enclosure with 1.3 mice in each. now how many tanks should i have set up to grow the babies to the size i want? i would like to have 4 tanks 2 for breeders 1 for males and 1 for females? hows that sound?
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how maby enclosures?
devilgofer
Feb 13, 2004 05:21 PM
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Sonya
Feb 13, 2004 06:19 PM
>>ok i want to breed mice. i want to start out with 2 enclosure with 1.3 mice in each. now how many tanks should i have set up to grow the babies to the size i want? i would like to have 4 tanks 2 for breeders 1 for males and 1 for females? hows that sound?
How big are you growing them? I don't bother to separate male/females but I don't grow them beyond say, 25grams. Once they hit 'adult' I let the girls make a new replacement group if I end up with half a dozen that look ready to pop. Otherwise just sell them or freeze them off.
If you are growing them out any further regularly then why not just raise rats and freeze them off at 3 wks. and 40-50 grams ? By 4 wks mine are well over 50 grams and usually closer to 75.
I only have mice for small pinks.
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DenverTom
Feb 16, 2004 10:08 AM
I wouldn't house a bunch of males together. Fighting will lead to the mauling of many of them. I assume that you need feeders of differing sizes. When you are pulling fuzzies, crawlers, and hoppers, pull the males. Let the females grow up for you. The size of the enclosure will dictate how many mice you can place in there for growth.
Good luck
Denver Tom
