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mouse breeder question
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moreptiles
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This would be a bad idea. Wild mice carry all kinds of harmful diseases (virus and the like) which could infect the domestic mice colony and wipe it out. Domesticated mice are more sensitive to these diseases and it doesn't take long for a whole group to get infected. It would be best to get wild type mice for breeding from a captive breeding colony that is disease free.
Although I have not been able to come up with any good source for breeders, I have heard that wild (white tailed deer mice) pinkies can often get picky eating hatchlings started. Although, I am not sure if they would tame down enough to handle them for cleaning cages and the like.
Mark
Although I have not been able to come up with any good source for breeders, I have heard that wild (white tailed deer mice) pinkies can often get picky eating hatchlings started. Although, I am not sure if they would tame down enough to handle them for cleaning cages and the like.
Mark
well, my friend has been waiting to do this for a while (waiting for me to actually catch the little bugger) he has a massive collection of mice and rats, and is always trying to get new breeds, he said the exact same thing as you, "i dont know if it will calm down enough" but he is quarentining the wild mouse, and just trying it with some of the mice he has been breeding, it might be a horribly bad experiment, but it might be successful, im curious anywyas, ill let you know how he makes out
Taceas
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The wild house mouse (brown on top and belly) and domestic mice will breed. From my research, I've never found out if deer mice (chestnut on top and white on bottom with big eyes) and domestic mice will or not. They're two separate species.
In any case I advise against keeping them together. The risks for disease to the mice and yourself are just too great.
Hanta virus is out there in the wild mouse population, so you never know if they have it or not. Not to mention the unusual intestinal parasites and the skin/hair parasites that can be transmitted.
For the use of getting stubborn feeders to hopefully feed, I usually keep a dead adult deer mouse in the freezer just for that purpose. I rub the domestically born pinks on the mouse to get the smell. Its safer and easier that way.
You also have to think about how far wild mice can jump. Not a good thing when they can easily leap out of the average aquarium. Nor is it a good gene to spread into the domestic mice. I have enough issues trying to catch regular old hopper mice at times, don't need an Olympic jumping one.
In any case I advise against keeping them together. The risks for disease to the mice and yourself are just too great.
Hanta virus is out there in the wild mouse population, so you never know if they have it or not. Not to mention the unusual intestinal parasites and the skin/hair parasites that can be transmitted.
For the use of getting stubborn feeders to hopefully feed, I usually keep a dead adult deer mouse in the freezer just for that purpose. I rub the domestically born pinks on the mouse to get the smell. Its safer and easier that way.
You also have to think about how far wild mice can jump. Not a good thing when they can easily leap out of the average aquarium. Nor is it a good gene to spread into the domestic mice. I have enough issues trying to catch regular old hopper mice at times, don't need an Olympic jumping one.
also my friend is very ready, and has a very controlled set up, and performs fecal checks, on all his animals, again this is an experiment and i dont think anything is gonna stop him lol , he definatley knows that there are risks, and said he is going to do this experiment in an entireley different room, and is willing (but hopefully doesnt) to lose a few of his adult breeders if everything fails!! again i'll let you know how he makes out.