Is it ok to to just buy 1.4 group from a local pet store or is there a place online that sells healthy ones?
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Wheres the best place to get good mice for breeding?
monitorman315
May 13, 2004 01:09 AM
Replies (2)
goawaynow
May 13, 2004 09:56 AM
>>Is it ok to to just buy 1.4 group from a local pet store or is there a place online that sells healthy ones?
As long as they are young and healthy they should do fine.
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Anna
1.0.0 Ball Python {Shane}
1.0.0 Afican Bullfrog {Bungy}
2.2.5 Crested Geckos {Mel, Harley, Sally, Momma, unnamed}
0.0.1 Giant Black African Millipede {Milly}
1.1.0 Parakeets {Kiefer& Daisy}
1.0.0 Short Tail Possum {Eddie}
1.1.0 Dogs Lab/Pionter mix,German Shepherd {Vegas,Nevada}
1.0.0 Fluffy Orange Kitty {Kenny}
1.0.0 Betta {George}
1.0.0 Boyfriend {Brian}
2 fish tanks with lots of fish
Thats it for now.....
Crotus
May 14, 2004 02:35 PM
Pet stores are fine. You cannot, however always count on the pet store clerk to accurately sex your new mice. It is not uncommon to ask for 1 male and 3 females and wind up with a totally different mix, especially if you get very young (hopper) mice. Slightly older males will be easily identified. Also. Expect it to take 2 months for your first litter to be born. It may come a little sooner than that, but don't ration your snake food expecting that these new mice will take over immediately. Start breeding well before you "need" the food. I have had astounding (at least to me) success in maintaining 2 1.4 colonies. After the first couple of months they more than supported 4 young corns, a yearling 50/50 cal king, and an african house snake. Once breeding starts, however, it doesn't stop. Decide now on the method you'll use to dispatch the mice and plan a space in your freezer to hold the overflow.
