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I thought she was going to explode she got soooo big. But finally i came home from work today to the sound of squeaking. i peeked in and took these two shots with my camera and left her alone. Hopefully they all grow big and strong!  :party: :balloon: :BlueDumboSmile:

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Aww, how cute! Mom and the nanny (I'm assuming?) are pretty mice. Hope the babies grow up big and healthy! But in the future, you're not supposed to disturb mom or look at the babies at all until the third day, even just to peek.

Yeah i just couldnt help myself. i used to have mice before and they were never bothered by it but they had been raised by me since they were fuzzies themselves and trusted me.

That isn't true. If your mice are comfortable with you, you can look immediately after the birth, or even during. I have been breeding show mice for nearly 2 years and I never have a problem looking at, and even holding, the babies as soon as they are born.

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That may be true, if the mouse is very familliar with you. I don't have any breeding experience myself so I guess I really shouldn't talk, but the people over at The Fun Mouse always say to wait three days as a precaution. That's where I get all my information from  ;)

You can't believe everything you read on the internet, I suppose.  :yelcutelaugh:

Haha, true. But when I hear it over and over for people who have been breeding mice for years, I tend to believe it  :P But everybody has their own way, and if your way works for you, then great  ;) I'd just rather be on the safe side, myself.

Very cute! i have a rescued gal due anyday now.

In the second picture, one of the babies looks VERY pale. Don't be surprised if it doesn't make it. My rat had 10 babies (21 days ago), and the 1 that died looked just like that.

I agree. :)  That is what I was trying to point out.


Just a little side note as background info on me- I had a mouse beat a TFM Dainty's mouse in the most recent Midwest Mouse Club show, which I also won Best in Show and Reserve Champion, among other awards, so I, too, know what I'm talking about when it comes to properly breeding and keeping mice.  I know how those forums can get and, IMO, they restrict free-thinking and decision making among breeders when it relates to practices.

I just do not see a problem with her peeking at the babies from an early age. Hopefully her momma mouse won't mind either.  ;)

I know what you mean when it comes to restricting free thinking. Ive been part of alot of forums for different animals and thats one thing ive learnt alot. Ive learnt to read between the lines, take everything with a grain of salt and in the end you tend to learn what is truth and what is mith and what can be an in between.

Like ive been told by alot of people that male mice will fight, yet i had a cage with males for a long time(Non related) and they never ever fought and actually enjoyed each others company. I found them snuggling in their hut often.Sadlly had to get rid of them when i moved out of province to be with my boyfriend. I miss those little guys..

Well see in a few days how the pinkys are doing :D. Cant wait for them to start developing traits. hopefully i get some solid golden colored ones like their dad.

Sorry guys, I wasn't trying to sound like I didn't think you knew what you were doing. I just wanted to pass on what I knew just in case. Sorry if it came off the wrong way. And sorry for taking this thread off-topic ^^;

Congrats on your wins, ECM!

And ILoveWinston, you are planning on keeping us updated with pics when those guys start getting their fur in, right?  ;)

I didnt take it like that at all. I was just speaking in general terms! I tottally took it in a you just trying to be helpfull in case i DIDNT know anything. Its the internet. No one knows who everyone is and what kind of experience they have.

And yes of course i will :D. I cant wait for them to get fur and start showing their colors.

and by the way i love your name. Everytime i see it i think of Amaranth the song by nightwish lol

Oh okay, good, I'm glad you understand. Since I'm so new here, I really didn't want to start things off by getting on someone's bad side ^^; And I can't wait for updates!

And thank you, that's actually where I got this name from  ;D I love that song!

glad to see another "True" nightwish lover ^.^ ive been listening to them since i was 15-16(Im now 21) and they still give me the chills when i listen to them. nightwish forever ^.^.

I cant wait to see fur on those little naked bodies lol. their so cute to listen to. the little squeaks

So its day 2 and i managed to get another photo as i was curious about how many i had. looks like we have ten nice healthy happy little pinks in there ^.^

(Bertha was gone to eat and run on her wheel)

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Awww congrats on the lil pink jelly beans  :heart:

Aww, baby mice are so fun.

I ended up with a prego mouse when I was little (8 maybe?) and we didn't really know for sure (although she had gotten huge and we -were- pretty sure about it) that she was prego, and one day when I went to play with her and turned her roll a nest over to get her out, two little pinkies fell out. That was a surprise! She didn't kill any of her babies, even after that and use checking everything out. She had a lot of hidey houses and moved her babies a few times that I can remember.

The Fun Mouse is not anywhere I'd want to get mouse information, and that's all I have to say about that.

As for babies...adorable!!! Update  :poke:

I handle mine from day one as well, and I handle them a lot. Well, handled, no more mice for me for a good while. My youngest 3 have a 1-year birthday coming up.

They're so cute! Are the babies doing ok?

theres only 7 left. heres some photos of them i took a few days ago. starting to color up. one looks nice and dark. im HOPING that one of them adleast is solid gold like their dad.

the whole colony seems to take care of the babys.
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Adorable! It looks like their fur is growing in,huh? And is it my imagination,or in the 2nd pic,does one of them have it's eye open already?They're growing fast!

I dont think their eyes are open quite just yet but they are starting to look like they have just a tiny itty bitty bit of fuz

Oh,then maybe it was just light on one of their little eyelids.. :)

might be :). I just cant wait to see what colors the "lighter" ones are going to be. I really hope i get gold females so i can keep them in with the females.

wooh i can finally distinguish colors and looks like some of them are going to be golden like their father! woooh for fuzz on the babies :D. Arent they adorable?

the dark one looks like hes going to be brown instead of black.

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They certainly are adorable! How old are they now?  :hyper:

not sure their around 10 days maybe? I lost count.Cant me much older than that

;D Heh heh,I'm guessing that 'me' was a typo?

Is daddy a recessive yellow or fawn or a red? My oldest male is a r yellow, its my favorite type.

How cute!!

I rescued a little gal to be friends for my lone female (Who I thought was pregnant, but ended up not being) and the new gal ended up being pregnant. Gave birth a little over a day ago to 4 babies!

Don't want to hijack, but wanted to post a picture and not make a new thread! I hope you don't mine!!!

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I dont know much about mouse morphs but this is a photo of dad

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What a handsome little guy!

their eyes are ALMOST open. their really active now. We took a video of the babys last night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJ43T4mAs0

Anyone wanna let me know if i can handle them yet?Or should i wait till their eyes are open?

I think you can handle them after they're 10 days old,so you can safely pick them up. Just make sure your hands of course,are clean,and just gently move them mother to a another cage temporarily,and you can gently pick up the babies. When your done,rub your fingers on the shavings to mask your scent,and then set the nest back,and you can bring mom back to the cage. Pretty sure that's how you do it,I read it on a website. :)

Gosh, they are just precious. :)  I love mommy's markings!

Ilovewinston;Do you still have the 'babies'?  :wink5: Kinda late,but oh well. :P