is Raising feeder mice for you?

[Lori P]

(Packing for the trip to Michigan) Yes!!! No-one else has ever gotten in that wood-- those are actually piece of cholla wood we glued to the back of the tank. He's been in there all day.



It has baffled the heck out of Desdemona-- she's gone back to bed. LOL He's in there now, sleeping!!!

[Zephyr]

God only knows how he did it.
lol
LORI... Is it okay if I use him as a stud? :O

[Loren]

For the record- I saw it too!

I dont want him though- I'd just feed him to something.

Be careful about leaving them alone together for too long- I had a cal king get roughed up pretty bad by a mouse a few years ago. Didnt eat anything but lizards for the year following. She's still a picky feeder.
Seems less likely in your cage though, since the mouse has plenty of room to run and hide. Its when they are cornered that they get real mean.

[Zephyr]

Um, for the record, how does one HANDLE mice?
By the tail?
I just need to know for cleanings...

[Stefan-A]

By the tail, for example. The ones I had protested loudly if you tried to pick them up any other way. They usually don't bite.

[Zephyr]

Ah, okay.
Otherwise I think I've got the other husbandry issues worked out.
I'll pick up some rodent feeder pellets at the next reptile show or at the local feed store.
Do grains/seeds work okay too?

[Loren]

I also handle by tails. grab fairly close to the mouse where the tail is thicker and stronger.

I feed dogfood for protein - throw in some grains/seeds for complete nutrition.
Not enough protein sometimes sometimes results in babies getting eaten by a protein starved mom.
I personally use atta boy because it seems to have less additives and dyes than a lot of other cheap brands. I've heard red dyes can be bad for snakes, but dont know if its true.

[infernalis]

I feed ol Roy and the local pet store sells hamster mix cheap, and my oldest daughter grew a heap of sunflowers this year.

We have access to farm corn as well, very cheap.

Some of my mice like to be handled and one great producing mom will sit in my hand and not protest or jump out.

Most I just grab by the tail.

[Zephyr]

Hooray.
Looks like I've got a good start; I'll only be keeping a pair in am approximately 8" by 15" sterilite container. I'll have food and water dishes; I've got most of the container on the coarser carefresh and a small "nest" on the other with carefresh ultra. I'll be making hides and whatnot out of popsicle sticks. :P

[crzy_kevo]

i have been thinking about raising feeder mice i wont need a bunch of mice to produce pinkies though since i will only have 6 snake and only 2 that are large enough at the moment to eat them
how often do mice produce yooung?