OK so I have 2 males and now 2 females and 11 babies. I recently bought a female from a young man who was going to kill it, because it was really really sick! I think she had lice and she had breathing problems but I made sure I kept her cage clean and had fresh water, she is pretty much hairless because she was scratching so much, but I sprinkled DE on her and I think the lice are gone but the hair is also gone. Anyway she is the sweetest thing
So the problem I have is I have time for my animals but I don't always have enough time to hold the 2 males and the 2 females and the 11 babies every day for long enough ( I live on a farm and care for a lot of animals!) I usually hold each one for 4 minutes at the least but they are still really bored!
Since the most recent mouse I bought had lice I don't want her to get anywhere near any of my other mice, so the females are both living by themselves. The males are also living by themselves.
I was wondering if there is such a thing as making a run or something with lots of toys were I can put each one in it (other then the one who had lice) at different times? I am afraid of putting males in it and then putting a female with babies in it, because I have heard that the female will sometimes eat the babies if she wants to get bred again. So is that a good idea? And if it is a good idea how should I make the run?
Also I was wondering what do I do about the babies. Since I already have 2 males, what happens if half of the babies are males? I can't have 7 cages of males! So what would your suggestion be? Is it possible to sell them? Or would you just cull them?
So the problem I have is I have time for my animals but I don't always have enough time to hold the 2 males and the 2 females and the 11 babies every day for long enough ( I live on a farm and care for a lot of animals!) I usually hold each one for 4 minutes at the least but they are still really bored!
Since the most recent mouse I bought had lice I don't want her to get anywhere near any of my other mice, so the females are both living by themselves. The males are also living by themselves.
I was wondering if there is such a thing as making a run or something with lots of toys were I can put each one in it (other then the one who had lice) at different times? I am afraid of putting males in it and then putting a female with babies in it, because I have heard that the female will sometimes eat the babies if she wants to get bred again. So is that a good idea? And if it is a good idea how should I make the run?
Also I was wondering what do I do about the babies. Since I already have 2 males, what happens if half of the babies are males? I can't have 7 cages of males! So what would your suggestion be? Is it possible to sell them? Or would you just cull them?