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Inter breeding???

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Hi there, was just wondering, it looks like a lot of people interbreed there mice?? is this safe and should it only be done with certain varietys?? From what i know of i dont think you can get deformed mice (if they are inter bred) was just wanting some more info???
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george
from what ive heard, you need to interbreed (brother to sister pairings) for 60 generations to get a pure colour gene. start getting problems at 100 generations.
some lab report i read. if that holds any weight or not im not sure. you can definatly in-breed for some time. its not a bad thing with mice
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george
id ignore my previous post. thats just what ive read from lab reports. sounds like youve gotten proper advice from some experienced breeders there :)
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