Breeder mice

[NetBSD]

Here is an important piece of advice.

GROW THICK SKIN!

I love animals, all of them, more than a lot of humans I have encountered.

Mice will die, they will eat each other, kill babies, many will become "cute" and it will be harder for you to feed them to the snakes if you feel anything for them aside from respect for the food chain.

I only give names to the parent mice, no name is easier to feed than "Squeaky"

Don't handle them, keep your distance emotionally and otherwise, it will simplify things.

I have been raising mice for a while now, and just recently ordered mice from Rodent Pro, well I separated the mice and reduced the breeding... WHY?

ordering 400+ mice from rodent pro is cheaper, easier and they are already dead....

Still have 5 totes going, just a lot less reproducing.

You already showed us you have a heart by trying so hard to save little pinky.

oh yeah i have a heart, but when it comes to a snake eating you gotta do it or buy pre killed ones. the only reason i tried saving pinky is because i couldnt see killing a baby mouse if it wasnt going to be used. i am hoping i do not grow attatched and i think i wont but who knows. ill give it a try once ort twice and if i find myself growing attatched im going to have to stop breeding and just fork out the cash for mice.

[Aundrea]

Well all I gotta say is I give you guys 2 thumbs up!! I just couldnt breed mice and rats. I have a BIG heart and just would feel sorry for them babies. I would want to keep them all as pets Soooo thats why I am gonna order from Rodentpro lol. But good luck to your mice breeding project. I hope it all goes well

[GartersRock]

It's hard... I am about to have to feed off my favorite 4 week old supposed to be future breeder gorgeous siamese dalmation rat due to her having megacolon, a fatal non curable crap. *cries* So not only will you have to feed. But sometimes even your breeders will have to be fed off due to problems...

[infernalis]

So sorry to hear that Amanda.

If you recall "Cinnamon" (the brown one) was terribly ill in that picture, the next morning my little cinnamini was really in a bad way, could not stand to see her suffer.

I gave her to Chomper and walked away

And so it was with "Skull" "Blondie" "Hopper" and some others...

And I must already feel an attachment to the colony, since every one of my critters will now eat F/T.

[Lori P]

It's hard... I am about to have to feed off my favorite 4 week old supposed to be future breeder gorgeous siamese dalmation rat

I MUST see these markings! Got any pics??

I'm sorry you have to feed her off.

[GartersRock]

Thats so sad Wayne...
And Lori. I will try and get pics. I haven't fed her off yet. *cries*

[Lori P]

I'm sorry. That was really insensitive of me!!! Don't take pics!!!! Forgive me.....

[GartersRock]

Oh no no no, it's ok. Don't worry about it! I wanted to record her colors anyway. As well as the swelling from the disease.

[Lori P]

Megacolon... I'll have to look that up. Is it common in rats?

[GartersRock]

It's relatively common in high white gene rats. It is spread genetically. Ah wait! You do horses right? It's pretty similar to lethal white foal syndrome. But they don't die as quickly.