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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 19:50:43 GMT -5
White girl is pregnant with her second litter.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 14:18:47 GMT -5
She's himalayan ... very pretty little mouse!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 14:23:16 GMT -5
She is adorable. Here's to a safe and healthy delivery for Mom and her babies.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 18:04:11 GMT -5
She's feisty when it comes to her tub mates. I wanted to bring in one more to her lot and she just wasn't having it. I tried everything and gave up. Tried a different mouse and she was fine. rofl. She's one good mum though. She took on the little one from the last batch that was massacred and is bringing her up as her own. I love her personality. I should probably give her a name but I never found a suitable one yet.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 18:08:49 GMT -5
I actually thought she was going to die, but she's looking healthy and her eyes are now open. She's pretty cute with her black spot rofl!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 2:40:04 GMT -5
Very cute! I have to say, having kept mice and rats as beloved pets in the past, I'm not sure I would have the heart to be sensible enough to keep them as feeders. If I don't know the mice 'personally' though, I don't have any issue with feeding them to the ferrets.
It's food with the best health guarantee though, that's for sure!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 1:46:31 GMT -5
@vickiann I'm a former rodent owner as well. They are lovely animals and I loved looking after them ;u;
I've bred rats a couple of times in the past for pets only.
I was actually reluctant to breed feeders at first but it's fantastic for the ferrets so I thought about it and did a lot of research.
So far it's been fairly great. I love my girls, they're very friendly and I consider them as pets.
My first few litters I kept a few females and a single male (oh and the manx boy, he was cute), so from my new litters they'll all be grown out and then culled as feeders. It kind of sucks and I do feel little bad for doing it,
but I still feel happy that I've given them a good life even though it was short.
I tend to spoil my little rodents with plenty of fresh food and give them the best possible life ;u; Then when the time comes I do cervical dislocation, It takes me no longer than 2 seconds. I was going to do the Co2, but I felt that it looked stressful and I wasn't confident I could do it properly- so I stuck with CD. ^^
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 1:57:21 GMT -5
Whitey Second Litter Pinkies: 9 4 tailled | 5 Manx Date: 18/Jan/2016  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 1:58:24 GMT -5
I was going to clean the tubs today too! I wasn't expecting the litter until tomorrow or end of the week. In the photo, the male is the himalayan up the top right. The himalayan female is the one sitting on the others lol. The black female and the white female poking her head out is about 7 weeks.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 12:33:22 GMT -5
Machan, is black unusual for a mouse? I have to say I have never seen a black mouse. They r all so lovely.
Vicki-Ann, do you give live mice to ur ferrets?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 15:59:37 GMT -5
abbeytheferret6 I don't feed live as I'm in the UK, and it's illegal over here. Having said that, my cats go out and find their own live food and I'm pretty sure the ferrets would too if they had the opportunity! I give frozen mice to my lot, which they neck and shake as if they are live before they can possibly settle down to eat them!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 18:25:22 GMT -5
abbeytheferret6 I wouldn't say its unusual. I've seen a few black mice around. Self colours seem harder to find though. Marked are very common, Well at least in my area. I did think it was unusual since I had two little black ones from a marked gray girl. Genetics are interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 18:34:46 GMT -5
They're so pretty and cute! I have pet rats and love rats and mice! I just got a grey baby with a black strip of fur on top of his head.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 21:40:58 GMT -5
These are my two black females. BF(Black female) BF1 was the one in the photo earlier. She has a slick black coat with a nice shine. She also has a dark gray under belly. BF2 is her sister but both are in different tubs. This one is in with a marked blue girl. I kept them because they looked nice and we're both female so I can use them for breeding. ^^ both have great personalities and are really friendly. I handled them since birth.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 22:42:36 GMT -5
Two of my other young females. The top girl is related to both black girls but the albino is not.  |
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