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So I'm pretty sure this mouse is pregnant...

J

jimmythetiger

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She looks REALLY pregnant here...

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This one she looks a little pregnant...

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Then it's times like these that make me doubt her pregnancy

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What do you think?

Pregnant or not?
 
In the pics where she does look preggers she is stretched out. Many mice do not show at all and end up having large litters. I would wait 3 weeks if no babies she was not pregnant. Keep us posted!

Kathy
 
geiniandkathy said:
In the pics where she does look preggers she is stretched out. Many mice do not show at all and end up having large litters. I would wait 3 weeks if no babies she was not pregnant. Keep us posted!

Kathy
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Forgot to say that overall I would say she is pregnant. How long since she was with a male?

Kathy
 
When they are young they may be together for quite a while before the female becomes pregnant. I think she is probably pregnant now but don't be disappointed if it takes a while. It always takes longer than you would like for the first one.
 
3 weeks since she was with a male? Ok if no pups within 10 days I would put her back with the male. But I bet you have some real soon!

Kathy
 
Looks like it to me...but hard to tell sometimes...my female did the same...holding her up by the tail was the easiest way to see how big her belly had become....but she she would stretch out like that she looked skinny.........she had eleven 2 and 3 gram pups!
 
I just leave my male in with the female all the time... There's nothing wrong with doing it that way as far as I know. :)

Good luck, I hope you have babies soon!
 
Em Wright said:
I just leave my male in with the female all the time... There's nothing wrong with doing it that way as far as I know. :)

Good luck, I hope you have babies soon!
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Depends on the male and the breeding program. If someone is breeding for big litters and healthy breeders it makes sense to limit litters per female and to keep litters separate so you can watch them and see which is the healthiest.
However if you don't care and are just looking for food :eatsmiley for your snake then the colony with back to back breedings should be fine.

Kathy
 
Well Kathy... Since the OP is posting this on a SNAKE forum under the board FEEDERS I'm going to assume that they're not breeding pet mice.

If you are breeding feeders and you need to have a constant supply of mice it would be smart, in my opinion, to keep the mice together and allow them to breed more frequently so that you CAN feed your snakes.
 
I agree with EM. Most of us breed to feed our hungry snakes. There are several way to "Breed" mice. I think most multiple snake owner that do breed mice want "Maxium Yeild." Keeping the colony together provides that.
 
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