Pregnant mouse? - Paw Talk

xXSugarGliderXx · #1 07-22-2007, 04:39 PM

I have one male and one female mouse together in one cage and the female has one large lump on her side about where her stomach is she also has a smaller lump on the other side
is she pregnant?

PS I've had them for about two weeks

Lucky_&_Pepper · #2 07-22-2007, 11:01 PM

Those might be the uterine horns. My mouse had the same thing when she was pregnant. Has the male been chasing her?
Make sure she has plenty of food and that the cage is clean if she is pregnant.

xXSugarGliderXx · #3 07-22-2007, 11:05 PM

Yeah he has been chasing her a lot

Vanilla_Rat · #4 07-23-2007, 12:33 AM

Since they are together,there is a good chance she is pregnant.The lumps could be tumors as well.How old is the female?

Remove the male immediatly.If she is pregnant,he will most likely kill the babies and will get the mother mouse pregnant again,which is stressful on the mother.Female mice can become pregnant within 12-24 hours after giving birth.

Did you intentionally try and breed them?

xXSugarGliderXx · #5 07-23-2007, 01:22 AM

I'm not sure how old she is because I got her from a pet store, I'm going to take the male out in 2 days when I get a new cage and I didn't intend to breed them but now that she's pregnant I do want to breed them (just once or twice depending on the litter size).

Lucky_&_Pepper · #6 07-23-2007, 01:53 AM

I don't think the male would kill the babies...mine was a great father and never hurt them. When Lucky was eating he'd actually curl up around the babies until she was finished. Most other rodent fathers hurt their kids, but I did some research before Lucky gave birth and it seemed like everyone had favorable results with their males.
But yes, you should remove him because of the pregnancy thing.

Vanilla_Rat · #7 07-23-2007, 02:04 AM

I used to breed mice and in most cases the males did kill the young.I did have a few males that did help care for the babies,but it is better not to risk it.

Are you going to keep all of the babies?

xXSugarGliderXx · #8 07-23-2007, 02:11 AM

I'm going to keep them if she has 15 or less but I don't think she'll have that many

Vanilla_Rat · #9 07-24-2007, 10:27 AM

Have fun with them.I have raised both baby rats and mice and they are fun,but sometimes hard work.

Mousey · #10 07-25-2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by xXSugarGliderXx


	I'm not sure how old she is because I got her from a pet store, I'm going to take the male out in 2 days when I get a new cage and I didn't intend to breed them but now that she's pregnant I do want to breed them (just once or twice depending on the litter size).

If you keep them then they need to be seperated at 28 days at the lastest or you can have more babies and possibly lose all the females. As for the girly she needs to be alone because she can get pregnant right after birth. That is very hard on a mouse to do back to back litters. Also if she is over 9 months old she can be since you got her from a petstore, it is verry hard on them so you might want to think twice before you try to breed her on purpose. as for now give her regular food along with half a med. milk bone (for extra protein) you can also give her tofu and kitten food for protein but be careful on how much she recieves. she if she does not get enough she may kill all the babies after birth the babies and mom need to be kept on the special diet until after wweaning also remember too much of a good thing can be bad. Another thing is that unless she is very comfortable with you do not ditrub her esp her nest for the first three tro five days. If you do so there is a chance of losing the whole litter. If you have anymore questions you can pm me. Oh I usually give my does fruits and veggies on a regular basis but does will esp. benefit from them while pregger. Do not give them highly acidic foods. Becareful not to give them too much. And I am sorry if I am seeming a bit rude biut I really think you need to research mice in general and in breeding a little bit more for the best for you, the mice and the path that life deals you as a breeder and as a person.

Sarahha · #11 07-25-2007, 08:07 AM

It is not good to just get animals from the petstore, put a male and female together, not expecting the fact that there will be babies, not preparing for it, and then relizing that she is pregnate, and saying that you want to breed them. It could end up being a dangerous situation for the female and the babies. Seperate them, and keep a female and male from the littler to keep mom and dad company. Breeding should be about bettering the species as a whole, not just throwing two animals together and seeing if some babies show up, especially if you don't know the breeding lines of the mice. Seperate them, please.

Samantha · #12 07-26-2007, 03:32 AM

I would separate them now and do lots more research.
that would be best for you and your mice.

Lucky_&_Pepper · #13 07-26-2007, 04:00 PM

I agree; I only put the mom and dad mice in the same cage when I was watching because I didn't want Lucky to get pregnant again. Pet store mice can carry mutations from excessive inbreeding because a lot of the time siblings are kept together without being sexed.
If she has her babies keep her in a quiet room where she won't be disturbed. If they get nervous they will sometimes kill the babies.

Vanilla_Rat · #14 07-26-2007, 06:02 PM

Oh I wanna add,male mice are extremely territorial and often don't get along with other males...even related ones.So I wouldn't reccommend putting young males with the dad.You will have do introductions and the father will probably not accept his sons.

SOMETIMES male littermates will get along if they are raised up together.But males are not social like females and they can live alone.