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Originally Posted by Gobaith
They are soo cute!
Congratulations!
Chloe x
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Thanks.
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Originally Posted by mousemighty
as i knew mouse breeder i was told really never to handle , new fresh mice as mother can eat them . im not being judgemental just asking , does it come with time an experiince , there great mice , ive had lots of lovely litters which ill put pics up later , as 1 mouse is larger then my other mice and big ears like the white one in your pic on youre page , hope all goes well with youre lovely mice
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That's right, you have to be very careful handling baby mice. For example, on the day they are born I wait for the mother to come out of the nest and then remove her from the tank first, the carefully open the box and with gloved hands check the nest for any problems.
You have to do this because stillborn pups have to be removed and if any pups have become seperated from the litter they will die unless you put them back in with the group. I have saved many pups this way.
Then I don't go near the pups for the next three days, and for the first week I always wash my hands first and then rub them with shavings from the nest. Because you are right, even a mother mouse who knows and trusts you might abandon pups if they don't smell right. After a week though mom and babies have bonded fully and it's completely safe to handle them with bare hands.
Plus at that point I need the pups to get used to my smell, it's part of the taming process.