am breeding mice, their is one male and four femals, the first litter they had one of the girls ate the babies,the second litter they were just fine. the third litter one of the femals ate them again. the first time i had them and two more black mice next to them in a different cage. the first time i figured they felt threatend so i moved them. it worked 4 the second litter, but today something ate the new babies. why do you think they are eating their babies?
2006-10-13 12:08:27 · 16 answers · asked by Crazy_Wanderer 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
they have enough food, they have 3 full bowles of food in their so quit telling me theyre starving.
2006-10-14 06:01:17 · update #1
and its one femal who ate her litter, and then the third, shes the one eating them
2006-10-14 06:02:38 · update #2
You need to move all the baby's so they are with the mother only and get some vitamins - there is a kind that you mix in the water but I don't remember the name I'm sure a pet store will tell you
2006-10-13 12:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ive had a lot of rodents and you can't put them in the same cage because they'll always eat each other so you have to put the babys in a different cage, usually the male or the female will get rid of the babies so they can mate again. good luck
2006-10-13 13:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by Fidget 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of protein in their diet. Feed them high protein (all meat, no soy or corn or wheat) canned dog food (like Pal brand) and don't breed them again for a while. Their bodies are lacking protein and essential nutrients and their brains kind of short circuit and they also can't produce enough milk then and they seem to see their babies as protein at that point.
2006-10-13 12:15:21 · answer #3 · answered by le païen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
may-be it;s like cats;they the tom;s kill the baby;s so the lady cats will go into heat to make the killers baby;s... i;ve heard of hamsters and mice eating the young a few times before...good-luck
2006-10-13 12:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it depends if have you been touching the babes, because my friend had hamsters and she touched them by accident and they couldnt identify the babies because of the human scent on them, so the mother ate them. maybe its the same thing with your mice.
2006-10-13 12:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by shisun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They believe they are plants and they produce their own food in the process of photsynthesis. The mother mouse needs to be trained to eat her own food. You should make what they walk on the little pellets so there is more around them. If they start looking obese i suggest you get the mouse spayed.
2006-10-13 12:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by horses4life 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it quite is totally uncommon for mouse dad's to consume their own young toddlers and mothers in basic terms tend to consume them in the event that they are "defective" (injured or broken, as an occasion). As for the toddler mice, do not clean the bedding as in lots of cases because of the fact it scares the mummy into not feeding them sometimes. supply them a super number of heat, soft bedding (tissue is super! Cotton wool isn't plenty as some mice consume it and can choke) yet positioned it interior the midst of their cage so the mothers and dads can organize it. :) keep them out of direct image voltaic too. Separate the boys from the mummy at 6 weeks previous so as that they gained't breed greater with their sisters and at 6 weeks they could desire to have stopped feeding from their mum. Feed the mousies bread with (low fat) milk to maintain the mummy sturdy and grant her with greater suitable protein. in case you supply her too plenty, she could get an allergic reaction so be optimistic to grant different meals for her too! you are able to many times take care of toddler mice from day a million besides the reality that in case you have a skittish or frightened parent, you would be appropriate leaving them a week :) at this degree, it quite is extremely nicely to handle them. yet be careful as they have an inclination to roll around all of sudden and fall off the sting of your hand! that's between the biggest risks to them at this degree. At approximately 3-4 weeks previous they're going to get to "flea" or "popcorn" degree the place they bounce around like loopy and that they are almost impossible to seize. that's extremely typical as they are in simple terms studying to regulate their motor applications yet they're going to escape quite once you open their cage. As for the cage, with toddler mice, in case you have a cage with bars, they could desire to be under 10mm aside, if it quite is a vivarium, it may be high-quality :) stable luck to your mice! wish they improve as much as be quite lovable! :)
2016-11-28 04:15:09 · answer #7 · answered by milhollen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals don't like people touching their babies. They don't want your scent on them so they eat them. Try not to touch them so much.
2006-10-13 12:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is unfortunate.. Are you sure that they have enough to eat.. food that has protein, etc. Protein is important in THEIR diet just as it is for humans... Please ensure that the food you give them has enough protein.
2006-10-13 12:12:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure that you separate them after birth or else oops there gone
2006-10-13 12:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by manateerichard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋