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mice breed.

ok iv had these mice since they were weanlings and i have them in a medium size sterilite with good ventilation and a day night cycle in about 65 degrees at a low and mabe 68 at a high. o and its a 1.4 sex ratio they get fresh food and water daily. i do feed dog food as a base but do supplement with other food about twice a week. these mice are breeding size. the females may be pregnant but just dont look it. im in need of some fuzzies for my snakes but as of lately i have to go to the pet shop to get them cuz my mice wont produce mabe i should get another colony going right now i only have this one.

any suggestions on getting these little guys to breed.

RV
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Corns 0.0.3
0.0.1 03' Amel
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Mice can take a month or two to get into breeding. How long has it been. Personally I would,(I know it sounds dumb) make sure you have a male in there. Otherwise I bet you have someone get huge by the time it is 6 wks. since set up.
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

ok i just ckecked them again and ype positivly 1 male and 4 females. Iv had them for a month. i guess ill give them a few more weeks. mabe ill put them in with a new male mabe the male is sterile (the females that is).
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Corns 0.0.3
0.0.1 03' Amel
0.0.1 03' Normal
0.0.1 04' Ghost

I really wouldn't do that (put the females in with a new male). I have rarely had a good experience with introducing a new mouse (of any sex) to a colony. I think most of the other posters here will agree with me on this. I feel your pain on the delay but, really, give them a good 2 months from the time they are of breeding age. If you have the space, and don't mind the smell, I would go ahead and start another 1.4 colony. With that, within 3 months you will be freezing extra pinks and fuzzies.

ill give them a couple more weeks and try to get another colony up. i really dont smell the smel cuz its in my basement.

thanxs again
RV
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Corns 0.0.3
0.0.1 03' Amel
0.0.1 03' Normal
0.0.1 04' Ghost

>>ok i just ckecked them again and ype positivly 1 male and 4 females. Iv had them for a month. i guess ill give them a few more weeks. mabe ill put them in with a new male mabe the male is sterile (the females that is).

Just realize that if you change boys that it may take another month to get going. I would leave them be a bit longer.
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron