is Raising feeder mice for you?

[Zephyr]

lol
Yet another situation warranting a

FAIL.

[Lori P]

Gertie, I giggled a lot. LOL

[Garter_Gertie]

Lori, prolly cause you've a similar sense o'humor. Not NEAR as funny as Loren pining for his mouselette out at the mailbox - spewed beer all over my monitor on THAT ONE! LOL!!!

Who failed and what did they fail? I missed that.

[Loren]

I think Kyle failed to understand the "less than a pound" being made into a weight rather than money joke so he's pretending it wasnt funny

I use the 500 ml rodent bottles from Big Apple Herp for my mice. They work well. The bearing type only hold 8 ounces, and the next size up has too big of a spout ro be efficient with mice- leaks too much.

I use the bearing style lixit for the rats- 32 ounce, with the size spout you typically get on the 16 ounce. Many 32's come with the larger, rabbit sized spout- they leak too much with rats. Each size rodent can only drink so fast, but a certain amout comes out either way when they lick that ball.

[Loren]

Correction; I bought the bottles from this place last time cause they were cheaper. These bottles dont use bearings, and have a straight spout with a small hole in it. Just kinda depends on your setup as to what works best for you.

Breeder Cage Water Bottles [PI 80010 - 80011] - $3.49 : Critter-Cages.com

[Zephyr]

I got a bottle on sale for $1.50.

And today I took the plunge.

As much as I hate doing things behind my parent's back, I bought a pair of mice today.
The male is big; probably right near the end of his prime.
The female is smaller; just maturing or matured I'd assume.

Everything seems good with the two of them so far; Plenty of food.
Will they work out how to drink from the water bottle I gave them on their own?

[Stefan-A]

They shouldn't have any problems figuring out how to use the water bottle, but if you want to be sure, you can put the water dish right underneath the bottle for a while.

I would also have gotten at least two females per male, to reduce the stress.

[Zephyr]

They shouldn't have any problems figuring out how to use the water bottle, but if you want to be sure, you can put the water dish right underneath the bottle for a while.

I would also have gotten at least two females per male, to reduce the stress.

I could always pick up another next week. As for now, I see no signs of aggression. If I do, I'll separate the male and leave the female in the main cage.

[Zephyr]

Also, what are some signs of aggression? I need to know what to look for; this is my first time with mammals.
And can older males still reproduce?

[Stefan-A]

Also, what are some signs of aggression? I need to know what to look for; this is my first time with mammals.
And can older males still reproduce?

Males of most species I know of can reproduce right until the end, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Signs of stress can include injured or dead males (you'll know when the female is fed up, there's fighting and screaming), refusal to mate, failure to reproduce and if they do reproduce, the female may kill the babies.