• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

A Pregnant mouse question

wmdude102086

wmdude102086

Cory
I have a female white mouse who is probally about half the size of all other mice in her container. I have had her for about a week and half and she has a little belly on her when I got her but didnt seem unusual but she is exploding the past few days. I mean she is huge. I was going to post a picture but she is so tiny its hard. But even with her belly being this swollen she is still about half the size of an adult mouse. She looks like she should be barely weaned. But she is also grooming her gentalia ALOT and huddled alone in a corner. So I am pretty sure she is pregnant but dont feel too positive on the outcome....What do you guys think?
 
All you can do is wait it out and see if it gives birth. Feed it plenty of food, and extra protein and fat. Tuna is good, scrambled egg, dry kitten or cat food, any scraps of cooked meat.

It may not be pregnant and may be a condition called "megacolon", though I have heard of that in rats not sure about mice. If it is megacolon then it won't live for long.
 
if she is getting wider then it does sound like she is pregnant, if she is a first time mum you might be better off seperating her from the other mice as well as she might feel threatened and kill them.

Really they shouldnt give birth before 12 weeks of age so just keep a eye on her,
 
claireree said:
if she is getting wider then it does sound like she is pregnant, if she is a first time mum you might be better off seperating her from the other mice as well as she might feel threatened and kill them.

Really they shouldnt give birth before 12 weeks of age so just keep a eye on her,
Click to expand...
When I brought her the seller said that her and her amigos were all young and probally wouldnt be old enough to breed for at least 2 weeks but the other 3 got large in a adult form...long and lean. But she is really short and stubby. But oddly today she dosent seem as big. But still big. And very labored breeding. I am thinking of seperating her from the bunch.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top