Breeding Fancy Mice
By breepeace
@breepeace (3014)
Canada
August 9, 2007 11:50pm CST
I'm wondering if anyone on here is into breeding fancy mice, or if they have a basic idea of mouse genetics and color inheritance.
I had 2 feeder mice, which were both supposed to be male and one tan and white fancy female in a tank together, and just discovered one of the 'females' is male. I gave him back to his breeder today and she gave me a fancy hopper who is black with a white tummy, but I think the female feeder and the tan and white fancy are already pregnant.
Does anyone know if the feeder/fancy breeding will get anything other than basic grey/brown feeders, or will some colorful anomalies occur?
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@eshaan (6188)
• India
11 Aug 07
wooooooooooow! heard of that interest for the first time. very interesting ,have you kept thrm as pets and do you play with them, how did you generate this liking? cats,dogs,rabbits are all ok, but mice,really hearing it for first ime, i thought they were meant just for dissection and for that purpose only they are breeded.
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@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
11 Aug 07
They're actually very smart little animals. They are extremely playful and much friendlier than hamsters. Every hamster I've ever held has bit me, but my mice only bit the first time I handled them. They're all very friendly now, will run all over your arms.
I wanted pet rats, but I live in a completely rat-free province in Canada. If you own a pet rat, you are subject to a $2000 fine and the animal will be taken away and destroyed, or given to a research facility.
