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signs of giving birth

snakeboy24

snakeboy24

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i am pretty new to breeding mice. i was wondering if any body knows of any other signs of the females going to give birth soon than being very fat and building nests?
any help greatly appreciated

lee :cheers:
 
All of the above, I've also noticed the other mice in colony are more attentive to the female ready to give birth. I have a female in one of my colonies ready to pop, when I was feeding this morning the male was checking her a lot. Usually he pays more attention to my hand so he can bite me, lol.
 
lol. thanks. i noticed today that when i was moving the females back to the tank after cleaning it she was very squeaky. i think she is pregnant and was wondering if this would be a sign of her about to give birth. when i got the females one was pregnant but i think she done the thing were they absorb the babies (don't know the technical things but its a bit like giving themselves an abortion). it has been nearly 4 weeks now so i am hoping she is going to pop very soon. i think she is fat but she doesn't stay still long enough fr me to tell.

thanks for all of the help.

lee :cheers:
 
One thing I do when a female is very pregnant is leave the little area where she has made a nest alone and clean all around and her. Maybe it's just me but I think it helps them be more secure :crazy02:
 
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