After seeing some discussion of folks wanting to breed feeder mice, I thought I should share my experience, it affects the whole family.

This forum has a lot of people with really big hearts, thats very good, unless your raising feeder mice. Compassion and love will work against you.

The first litter of pinks, oh so adorable not like those frozen ones, these move, they make squeaky noises. Oh look at that Mom is protecting her babies. The hoppers are helping out, mom can I keep the brown one??

After a while, the habbitrail tunnels wind up in the cages, your "cheap" feed is eating pop tarts, Ritz crackers and the kids yogurt bites.

Then one day one of your "top moms" will suddenly decide to murder and eat her own babies, will she kill again? should I execute her now?? The answer is yes, once they start eating babies, feed them off then and there. Can you bring yourself to do that?

The costs of substrate for the mice, caging, feed, exercise wheels, etc.. adds up quickly.

Buying some frozen mice seems really attractive, unless your needs warrant raising mice, it will eventually make you wonder why you did it.

My son even painted all the mice's toenails with fingernail polish, so daddy could not let those mean snakes eat them.

So weigh out all the angles before diving in. the six bucks up front for your harem is only the beginning.

Wayne