AboutPanya Expertise Currently, I have 33 mice 12 boys and 21 girls. I also have 2 cats and tropical fish.
I can help with behavior problems (I've encountered plenty), breeding, most health problems etc. I don't know a lot about genetics in mice.
Experience I have kept mice for 7 years and I have a lot of experience with mice (some they don't tell you in books!). I would like to share what I have learned. To the left is Freckles, who had 68 offspring in his lifetime (he was 1 year when I adopted him). Behind him is one of his sons.
Question Hi panya im not sure if i emailed you the other day&said that i would mither again till the babies were born.Well yesterday we weigh the female&at 1st she was 30 then yesterday she was 31 so thats mean either shes eating too much or she is definetly pregnant, also what im abit bothered about is her sister, in the last couple of days since the girls haven't been together 1 of the girls is going thin i dont know if its cause shes not got her sister with her or what, but wednesday night i put her some food in&last night she'd not touched it+her wee was strong&when you touched her side she jumped im abit bothered about her she belongs to my eldest son anyway lastnight i put her back with her sis&she seemed alot happier eaten following her sister about i just dont know what to do when she eventually has the babies, they say you can put another female in with the mum so she can help but when she does have babies shes not going to be able go back with her till the babies are separated at 8 weeks so shes not been with her sis for 2 to 3 day+nights so what shes going to be like for 8 weeks
please reply thanks
michelle
Answer You can ask me as many questions as you like - I'm here to help.
The females can be kept together and they will help raise the babies taking some of the work of the mother. If one of the girls has been kept by herself then she will quickly become depressed as mice are social creatures and need the company of other mice. You should keep the girls together all the time and you don't need to take them out when she gives birth. Obviously you don't want more than 3 or 4 mice helping her or the cage could get a little crowded.
I'm sure your mouse is pregnant, the only sure fire way to find out is to wait. Mice eat frequently because they have a high metabolism. You should never put a mouse on a 'diet' as you may restrict vitally important vitamins and minerals.
VERY important point - you MUST separate the babies at 4 1/2 - 5 weeks. If you leave it as late as 8 weeks the males will fertilize the females and you will have even more mice!
I'm glad you asked, some of the information out there on mice isn't very accurate.
