Does anyone raise mice?

Question

I am thinking of raising mice to sell to pet stores ect . and was wondering if it was worth the trouble or not.
Thank you

Answer 1

Is it worth it? Well, that really depends on what you expect to get out of it. 2 mice can give you a lot of mice before even one year has passed. If you are breeding for sale then make sure you have a market that will always be there. A female mouse can become pregnant within 24 hours after giving birth and has the litter within 3 weeks. A female baby is ready to breed 6-8 weeks of age. If the pet stores do not want any at the time you may be stuck with a lot of mice.
They do smell! Very bad. The males are worse than females as they continuously mark their scent. The male does not have to be taken away from the female at any time unless you choose to give her a break, which I recommend, he will take care of the babies as much as she does, very helpful for her. Only one mature male per colony though, they will kill each other. Most breeders have 1 male to 4 females.
If selling to pet stores, accept that the mice will most likely be feeders. If you don't like this idea, I don't recommend breeding and selling. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Sure, why not. I've had 3 pet mice in the past. You have to start off with getting 2 of the pinkies (baby mice) and raise them together. If you get 2 older mice they will try killing eachother. When the female is impregnated, make sure to transfer the male into another tank/cage.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Go for it. I did it for quite some time. They don't eat much. They multiply quickly. And they are great pets. I just started out with a couple older females and a male. I never had any troubles and I never took the male out of the female(s) cage. Good Luck : )

Answer 4

Mice can be a pain they bite and they are smelly, I have snakes and even just getting them once every 2 weeks sucks but it is all worth it to see my snakes happy and full. I guess it's a matter of opinion.