i think buttstreak is your doe the rest are bucks.. lol you have no idea how hard that was not to laugh
Baby mouse gender!
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Hey, all. I've just joined this board because I ended up with a petstore mouse that came with a belly full of babies. She had eight of them, survived a week, and then suddenly died. 
I got the babies to two weeks old now, and they're doing awesome. I just can't tell males from females. It seems to me that I've had a whole litter of boys, and that just doesn't seem possible. I've taken some pictures... Perhaps someone here can help me determine?
I have them codenamed according to physical markings at the moment (Except Jazz. He/she is named for sure, LoL.)
Big Tip:
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Blacktail:
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Buttspot:
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Buttstreak:
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Jazz:
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Littletip:
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Stripeytail:
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Unicorn:
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If you need me to, I can take more pictures. I pretty much know them all by sight, so I can just pick out the ones you need. Thanks in advance for your help... I want to know the males from the females so I can start to separate them!
I got the babies to two weeks old now, and they're doing awesome. I just can't tell males from females. It seems to me that I've had a whole litter of boys, and that just doesn't seem possible. I've taken some pictures... Perhaps someone here can help me determine?
I have them codenamed according to physical markings at the moment (Except Jazz. He/she is named for sure, LoL.)
Big Tip:
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Blacktail:
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Buttspot:
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Buttstreak:
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Jazz:
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Littletip:
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Stripeytail:
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Unicorn:
If you need me to, I can take more pictures. I pretty much know them all by sight, so I can just pick out the ones you need. Thanks in advance for your help... I want to know the males from the females so I can start to separate them!
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So a couple days ago I emailed a breeder in the area, and I got a reply back that it's inappropriate and rude to ask for a foster? Is that true? I got the idea from this community that it was okay to ask.
All the babies suddenly passed away today. I really don't know why. I'd love to try again with breeding mice, even if this was an oops litter - it was so rewarding, and this is going to sound corny, but it made me really happy.
I really think if they would have still had their mother, they would have made it. Here's a last pic of my kitty trying to take care of one of them. She's very mothering, and she was purring. I think it made his last day a lot better.
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All the babies suddenly passed away today. I really don't know why. I'd love to try again with breeding mice, even if this was an oops litter - it was so rewarding, and this is going to sound corny, but it made me really happy.
I really think if they would have still had their mother, they would have made it. Here's a last pic of my kitty trying to take care of one of them. She's very mothering, and she was purring. I think it made his last day a lot better.
I'm really sorry to hear you lost them all. It certainly was the breeder who was rude and inappropriate! :evil:
I wish you luck with your new mouse breeding ventures
Sarah xxx
I wish you luck with your new mouse breeding ventures
Sarah xxx
Bad luck
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Yes, after they started dying, I stopped looking for a foster, as it would have compromised the breeder's does, and I didn't want to do that. I still don't know if they got sick somehow, or were malnourished. They died so quickly. The night I posted those photos, they were running around so fast, I could barely keep up with them! I fed them often enough that I can't imagine how they could have been malnourished.
Anyway, thank you all for your help on the original topic. I'm going to posthumously give them all names, 'cuz I think the little ones at least deserve that.
Anyway, thank you all for your help on the original topic.
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