[Ovion]

I'm a relative (see almost complete) newby to the world of mice, and am dealing with a newborn litter and the possibility of pregnant mice (problem explained here - http://www.fancymicebreeders.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7225&start=50 )

My question is (because I'm really not sure):
Is the following mouse pregnant or just fat, from some angles it looks like it is, and some it looks like it isnt. It was fat, and with access to wheels and lots of space to run was slimming down, and is now fat again.

 

[cjdelphi]

could be pregnant, you'll know for sure in a few more days but to me id call her pregnant

 

[motorbaby8111]

look for the plug

 

[motorbaby8111]

if u see a plug yes is pregnant

 

[tinyhartmouseries]

Plugs don't usually last too long, sometimes just a day, or perhaps a few days. They do tend to fall out sometimes.

 

[Rhasputin]

Looks pregnant to me!

 

[morning-star]

if she is there's no way she'd still have a plug in.....the males been away for a week and a bit now.

 

[Tinkers Mousery]

she deffo looks pregnant to me

 

[SarahY]

if u see a plug yes is pregnant

Not necessarily; all a plug means is that the male has done his job, it doesn't mean his 'little soldiers' have done theirs! :lol:

I'd say that is a pregnant lady, maybe with five or six days to go.

Sarah xxx

 

[morning-star]

Shes been a mother twice before we got her though so i hope she'll be ok

 

[SarahY]

She should be fine, she looks to be in good condition from what I can see.

Sarah xxx

 

[morning-star]

I was told she didn't have babes before and i was mixing it up with a diffrent mouse her last owner had lol

 

[Kage Davies]

Yush, she's about the right age for babies, and she's not had any before. But if you've not had any by now, I don't think you will have.

 

[morning-star]

we worked it out that she has till the 5th if she does.

Pretty sure she's just really fat though.

 

[Kage Davies]

Likely if she was going to pop she'd look like she'd swallowed a golf ball by now . But they don't always .

 

[morning-star]

Likely if she was going to pop she'd look like she'd swallowed a golf ball by now . But they don't always .

she does look like she's swallowed a golf ball, she's almost like half the weight of the hamster the way she's going. XD

 

[bethmccallister]

The best way to tell is to weight them every day and see if the weights are going up.

 

[Ovion]

She's officially just fat.

 

[Kage Davies]

Ffff told you so .

Sorry, immature I know. I bet Morning Star's not so secretly disappointed though.

 

[morning-star]

Ffff told you so .

Sorry, immature I know. I bet Morning Star's not so secretly disappointed though.

naahh we don't want to breed over eating fatty mice.

she and the two she's living with have been put on a very basic food mix diet now.

No mealies, seeds, etc etc etc for them just the basic hamster mix with the odd dog bone. They are all getting chubby and could do with it!

wish we named the white one 'whale' or 'marshmallow' now!