a pregnant resuce!!!

[tikeyas_mom]

i did post about this before. but i didnt get many replies... i need to know more...

i got a mouse, she is pregnant... due any day...
i dotn know if i can handle the pups?
how old they are when they can leave the mom?
how old males are when first sexually mature...
how many babies can a mouse have?
how old when they start eating solid food, and drinking water?

anything eles... i have never had a mouse before that was preggo... so i need all the info i can get...


thanks

[cookieluver7]

I'm really not sure either.:p *hee hee* Something that could help is doing a google search on pregnant mice. Sorry I couldn't help, but a website on mice could.

[molucass]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/haisulit/engp/bpfacts.html

Hopefully this page will help you out some.

[tikeyas_mom]

thanks... but it still doesnt answer alot of my questions lol...

hasnt anyone ever had mice babies before??? HUMPH lol

[molucass]

The only thing it didn't really answer was "Can I handle the pups".

I've read that you should wait to handle them for about a week because the mother mouse will kill them.. But, I'm not sure..
I know with rats you should handle them from day 1.

[tikeyas_mom]

i mean yea it answered alot of questions that i posted but i still have alot of unanswered ones... meh ... o well.. thanks for the link :)

[ratchet22]

I had baby mice once. Anyways they do all the work, i had to remove the male, because he will eat them. She will do all the work. Make sure she has nesting material to make a bed and be able to hide them and keep them warm. She will be a good mom, and she will teach you everything. Mice are very good at this. But some mice just eat their babies and forget it. But Im sure she will be fine. When they get older she will teach them to come out and teach them where the food is, use a water bottle not a water bowl.. this is a very fast process. They get big fast. They are pink when born, and begin to get hair quickley. You will know when its time to get rid of them. Do they have anywhere to go?

[ratchet22]

oh yea, I dont remember how many she had, but there were alot. I know at least more than 10

[My Peanuts]

When I was younger my mice used to have babies. I think I was about 10 years old and I handled it fine. I honestly don't remember what I did and when, but the mother did most of the work. I think a quick google search would help. Don't worry, it's not too hard. :)

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by ratchet22
I had baby mice once. Anyways they do all the work, i had to remove the male, because he will eat them. She will do all the work. Make sure she has nesting material to make a bed and be able to hide them and keep them warm. She will be a good mom, and she will teach you everything. Mice are very good at this. But some mice just eat their babies and forget it. But Im sure she will be fine. When they get older she will teach them to come out and teach them where the food is, use a water bottle not a water bowl.. this is a very fast process. They get big fast. They are pink when born, and begin to get hair quickley. You will know when its time to get rid of them. Do they have anywhere to go?

i dont have homes for the babies. i just bought her pregnant.... so yea i have to try to figure out what to do with the little ones... i have about a month after they are born to find homes as well... so i have read... anyways thanks for the info ...

[Jods]

i dotn know if i can handle the pups?

It depends on the mother if she trusts you she will let you. I wouldn't chance it till they were a bit older though...





how old they are when they can leave the mom?

between 4 and 6 weeks. DONT TAKE THEM TO A PET SHOP!



how old males are when first sexually mature...
Usually 5 weeks, but a lot of people seperate them at earlier cuz it is possible.


how many babies can a mouse have?
Dunno this one it always depends.


how old when they start eating solid food, and drinking water?

between three and 4 weeks they will be interested in food, but will still go to mom for milk.

Good Luck Hope I helped

[tikeyas_mom]

yea :)... thanks for the advise jods... the tings is though.. your gunna hate me lol.. but yea if i cant find homes for them they will have to goto the petstore... i dont really have a choice.....

i will keep probably all the females, but if there is any males they will need to find another home... i will try my best to find them all homes but if i cant.... i dont really have a choice other then to take them to my work.......:(

[Jods]

I don't hate you. I know how no options feels trust me on that one :( Good luck with them I can't wait to see pics!!

[wolfsoul]

Atleast if you bring them to Petcetera there is a better chance they won't be used as feeders. :) Mice at Total Pet are only $2, so of course they are used as feeders..not many people want to pay twice that for a feeder mouse.

[tikeyas_mom]

pluse with me being there they will have a better chance of being sold as pets not feeders.. :) the mice at my store are 5 somthing with tax...

[lute]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
pluse with me being there they will have a better chance of being sold as pets not feeders.. :) the mice at my store are 5 somthing with tax...
$5?! for a mouse? ours are $.99. i don't think any of them go as pets though.:(