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lol93 · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: baby multimammate mice

Toyah very kindly gave us 6 multimammate mice a few weeks ago. Last week one of the females gave birth to her first litter. We were told to expect around 3 in the first litter, but she had 10! Shocked

The babies are all healthy and doing well, and the parents are taking excellent care of them. Now another of the females is pregnant!

Thanks again to Toyah.

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toyah · Key Member Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 228

Ah, congratulations Laughing

Big first litter - my girls normally have rubbish first litters then more second time round, maybe she'll have twenty next time.

Hope they prove worthwhile keeping ...

Ailurus · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject:

awww congrats. what is the difference between these and normal domestic mice, are they a seperate species or just a 'breed'?

do you keep them any different to normal mice?
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Scott W · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject:

nice one, I always think young mutlis look freaky...far too much hair for such a small mouse Laughing

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SnakeGuy · Key Member Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 371 Location: Devon

Well done, How do you find their temperament?? I can't even put my hand in their cage without them nearly biting my fingers off!!
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lol93 · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

Quite flighty and bitey! Laughing

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toyah · Key Member Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 228

I find they are tame as long as they're handled, though I never trust them 100%. I've only ever been bitten twice - once was completely my own fault, the second time just seemed to be a rogue nasty multi.

I am more nervous handling them when other people are around as I am sure my protestations that they're actually quite nice wee animals will mean that's the time I get properly bitten by them! Sod's law.

lol93 · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

We haven't handled them yet as such. I herd them into a plantpot to move them for cleaning out. I've been wary of touching the babies, in case it upsets mum and she rejects them or something.
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Jase · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: