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Well, a while back I got some mice from a guy who was moving and could not take them with him. He said he had been breeding the mice for a few generations already. The males had beautiful colors. They are not show quality or anything, it was just different from the solid colored mice at the pet stores. I am a feeder breeder. I have been breeding for over a year now. Now, here is the problem:
It always seems to be the male mice that get sick at about 4-6 months. They get little sores on their face first, followed by sneezing, gooey eyes, then death (if not caught early enough). At first I thought it was mites so I changed their bedding for a while, they didn't get better. I tried a spray but I never found out if it worked or not because I had a wild mouse invade my cages and kill the sick males. I have since gotten new bedding and it is back again. I have two males at the moment that I am spraying with a mite and lice spray and it doesn't seem to be working.
About these males: They are they offspring of the first males I was talking about. I have enjoyed the look of them so much that I tried to keep it in the bloodlines.
My questions: Is this possibly genetic and will keep happening? My females of a different blood line don't seem to have any problems. Also, any idea on what I can do to get these guys better? I hate to see them suffer, and there are no vets around here that know anything about mice.
It always seems to be the male mice that get sick at about 4-6 months. They get little sores on their face first, followed by sneezing, gooey eyes, then death (if not caught early enough). At first I thought it was mites so I changed their bedding for a while, they didn't get better. I tried a spray but I never found out if it worked or not because I had a wild mouse invade my cages and kill the sick males. I have since gotten new bedding and it is back again. I have two males at the moment that I am spraying with a mite and lice spray and it doesn't seem to be working.
About these males: They are they offspring of the first males I was talking about. I have enjoyed the look of them so much that I tried to keep it in the bloodlines.
My questions: Is this possibly genetic and will keep happening? My females of a different blood line don't seem to have any problems. Also, any idea on what I can do to get these guys better? I hate to see them suffer, and there are no vets around here that know anything about mice.
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