Recent content by Dirk94

Hey all, Bad news coming your way. As some of you may know, I have been feeding my mice a homemade "lab block" as of yesterday. It was approved by some of the people on the forum, so I don't think it has to do with the gruesome carnage of what you are about to hear. After supper, I decided to...

Hey all, Well, I made up my own formula for a sort of "supplement" to kind of "spread out" the dog food I've been using since it's so rich. Dogfood was all I had on hand, and it has a little bit more fat and protein than needed. So, I made my own little blocks of rodent feed to balance it out...

Hey all, So i was watching my two mice today, and I noticed a strange noise coming from the male. It sounded like a hiccup, but in squeaky mouse form. Also, when he made the noise, his torso bounced up like when you hiccup. I was just wondering if this is normal in mice or something I might...

Would hog feed pellets with these specifications work well for mice? protein - 15% Fat- 3% fiber- 5% Not 100% sure of any other specs yet, I can check it out when i actually go to the tractor supply store. But is that a good amount of those three nutrients? Also, for pregnant females...

Hey all, Well I have been buying aspen bedding from PetCo, and it's costing me a fortune at 11.00 for 8.8L. I browsed around the internet and found a tractor supply company near me that sells 56L bags of aspen chips for 7.00. I am planning on heat treating it (although it does say it's made...

Hey all, Well I recently purchased two mice to start a very small breeding project. I am just wondering -- How much will they usually weigh when they are able to start breeding? I'm just wondering because my male is 27g and my female is 30g. Will they breed at this weight or does it mean...

Hey all, it's Mike, I have a 0.1 amel corn named Cadayle. At first i bought f/t mice from the pet store (XPENSIVE!!!), then i bought a large amount (250) from The Mouse Factory (good price and good service), but for my next order from them, I would need $130.00, *ahem* $130.00 i dont...

Hey all it's Mike... I was active on this forum a couple months back when i first got my corn snake (just about a year ago). I frequented the forums but started getting on less and less, until i havent been on in the last 4-6 months. But i'm back now, and hopefully to stay for good. And...

Okay, now, I just saw a black bug crawling around on Cadayle, so i squished it. It indeed did leave a blood smear, so i know she has mites. I don't see any crawling around in her cage or anything, so it can't be that bad of a case. Thing is, she is only a baby (maybe 1 or 2 months) and i was...

Cadayle, my baby corn, did a really fun thing just a minute ago. Today i descided to do just a quick wash of everything (no bleach or anything but just a quick rinse). I had washed everything and put it back in the tank when she started crawling on her plastic branch. It has a lot of cracks...

what is slitting the mice for? Is it so the digestive juices dont have to bore through the skin first or what? was just wondering.

oooo snap. I was handling cadayle (my baby corn) just now and i saw a little black speck running around on her. Also, there is a little black line under her left eye (which i just noticed), and some of her scales seem to be darker than teh others. Please tell me its not mites already, i've...

Hi everyone, this is dirk from OH giving an intro. I'm new to snakes, and just got my first one 6 days ago. It's a baby corn, amelanistic. Her (or his, i think it's a her though because she has very few ventral scales, but i don't want to pop her cause i know i'll screw it up) name is...