well i decided to take some photos to update my thread from earlier as i had checked when got back from work and she was huge! well went to take the pics and guess what i found??

a rather skinnier mouse and a nest of pink aliens havent touched the nest, just fed her and took some pics whilst she was eating!

they sooooo cute, dont wanna touch them just incase she eats them.

just uploading the pics now!

things i need to know;

• will the other girly hurt them, she seems more protective than the actual mother
• can i still handle her while she nursing- havent yet, asking first . .
• do i need to be giving her anything to help her
• why has the other girl become all jumpy- like the flea thing people have mentioned about the babies??

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sorry about quality of most of them!

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i used to feed my nursing mothers bread and milk... try to make it wholemeal so it has a little more nutition. my mice where fine with each other when one had given birth. i mated all 4 at once and they all suckled the heap of babies (i only bred each mouse twice) when they have their eyes open they will jump! i used to sit in the bath (empty obviously) and handle the babies when they were 2 weeks and above as they could not escape! very cute btw

there are eight babies, i counted whilst taking pics. i couldnt believe she had them today, and they really are sqeay the babies, and look so pink and healthy!! who knew i could be i love with little pink aliens??

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I think she was pregnant!!! Awwww love babies!!! xx

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MY ZOO-LET
Syrian: Dini
Winter Whites: Alaska, Apollo, Hero and Ares
Bunnies: Saffy, Gus, Cookie and Cream and 5 babies!!
Piggies: Bubble and Squeak

RIP Tilly, Thom, Tiny, Cassius, Stuart Little, George, Baby Pom (Mice), Melvin (Chameleon) Harry (Cambells Russian) Charlie and Roma (Syrians) Eros (Winter White) Jet, Rainbow and Angel (Rabbits) Neva (Ratty girl)

fed her this morning and found half a baby on top of the nest pretty upset, just leaving them to get on with it thiugh as i dont want them all dead!

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also make sure that if you use a water bowel then it is placed as far away from the nest as possible. i used to use a little sheey glass for my mice and i found a baby in it that had dropped in there as it was suckling and mum went for a drink! it did survive as i caught it in time.

I use a water bottle for my girls, mums eating constantly, do I need to be providing constant food? Xx

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BAsically yes. As much as she can. Lots of high protein foods like a little scrambled egg etc. If the other babies are still OK...see if you can see a white band around their tummies...called the milk band...indicates they're getting enough milk...so yes if they are OK the baby who was killed was probably ill/weak and wouldn't have made it anyways. Mother rodents do this. xx

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MY ZOO-LET
Syrian: Dini
Winter Whites: Alaska, Apollo, Hero and Ares
Bunnies: Saffy, Gus, Cookie and Cream and 5 babies!!
Piggies: Bubble and Squeak

RIP Tilly, Thom, Tiny, Cassius, Stuart Little, George, Baby Pom (Mice), Melvin (Chameleon) Harry (Cambells Russian) Charlie and Roma (Syrians) Eros (Winter White) Jet, Rainbow and Angel (Rabbits) Neva (Ratty girl)

they all have massive milk bellies and have been giving her dog biccies and some crackers.
omg they are all so cute- from what i can see will have just one with pink eyes.

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