Hello! I am new to this list and am hoping to get some information about beginning my own breeding of mice (or rats) for my snakes. In the past I have been...
Colette and Andrew
woofermom@...
Jan 8, 2001 6:20 am
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... about beginning my own breeding of mice I wouldn't suggest it unless you like mice, it is likely cheaper to buy frozen for feeding a small number of...
Mary VanderKop
mpvdk@...
Jan 8, 2001 8:15 pm
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... We sold 45 small - medium rats, and paid for 300 varying sized frozen mice. ($100) We fed 32 thawed mice the the other day, (the snakes love them) and that...
Ryan & Sheila
hairman@...
Jan 9, 2001 2:34 am
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Hi Colette, And welcome to the group! I agree with what Mary has to say, it seems to be cheaper - certainly easier - to buy them pre-killed & frozen and thaw...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 9, 2001 4:29 am
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Welcome! I have never been successful myself, so I won't give details unless no one else does, but I can give you some other info. Mice - they take a little...
Crenn
camire909@...
Jan 10, 2001 4:26 am
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With five snakes I think it could be managed to use up any mice produced. If not immediately needed, they could be euthanized when at the right size and then...
Crenn
camire909@...
Jan 10, 2001 4:39 am
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I wanted to thank everybody for their replies to my question! :o) I am still in the debating stages after reading your postings but did think of it this...
Colette and Andrew
woofermom@...
Jan 10, 2001 6:25 am
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Colette, If you're not already there you might want to check out the cornsnake list, it's a great place for corn lovers to talk about their pets, share...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 10, 2001 7:10 am
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Thank-you Mark for the information about the different e-mail lists. I belonged to the cornsnake one about a year or so ago when we got our first corn snake...
Colette and Andrew
woofermom@...
Jan 10, 2001 7:22 am
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Colette, Hi again! Yes, we're both still the same people, lol! I hadn't made the connection. I'm still living in the same place in Albany - I used to work in...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 10, 2001 8:35 am
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I would like to inform and encourage all of the breeders, rescue leagues, and enthusiasts that they can sign their organizations up on the pet resource...
ccakinberk@...
Jan 21, 2001 4:18 pm
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Hello, The following questions were posted to the BallPythons list. Any suggestions? MarkB. ... After reading articles and talking to some who do it I decided...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 22, 2001 9:30 pm
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Hello everybody .... I'm Nick, my sons are Jeff and Chris. We're very new to snake collecting, and very, very new to breeding feeder mice. I found this list...
Nick Taylor
ntaylor@...
Jan 22, 2001 10:52 pm
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Hi Nick & Sons, and you're quite welcome! You might be able to get by with plastic shoeboxes, providing you can find some that the wire lids can fit into...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 23, 2001 12:18 am
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Mark Bogard wrote: [snip] ... Thanks Mark. BTW, the time stamp on your posts confuses me ... you appear to have your computer set to Pacific Standard Time,...
Nick Taylor
ntaylor@...
Jan 23, 2001 1:07 am
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Nick, Not a problem! Don't know about the time stamp thing - my email system is set to local time here in the Golden State. MarkB. ... -Nick...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 23, 2001 5:22 am
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... suggestions? I decided to get some mice and raise my own feeders. I've had a problem. First no clear cut answer as to weaning age...when? When I wean...
Mary VanderKop
mpvdk@...
Jan 23, 2001 8:26 pm
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We have 1 to 10 pound rabbits for sale. We are in the Houston Area. Please contact us if interested....
Jill Pitts
gjcst@...
Jan 25, 2001 3:14 pm
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I've heard that sometimes first time moms do this, then they get over it. Try breeding her again and see what happens. Breed her around the same time as ...
Crenn
camire909@...
Jan 26, 2001 11:19 pm
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Caitlin, That's a good way of dealing with it, I usually have 2 or 3 litters happening at about the same time and have given babies to another mom to raise on...
Mark Bogard
bogardm@...
Jan 26, 2001 11:35 pm
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Crenn wrote: [snip] ... Hi Caitlin .... Any of our Moms that eat their pups get to go live in the feeder box. No second chances! -Nick...
Nick Taylor
ntaylor@...
Jan 27, 2001 3:31 am
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That's what I did with the ones that killed eachother as adults. I never actually got any litters. Caitlin Nick Taylor <ntaylor@...> wrote: Crenn wrote:...
Crenn
camire909@...
Jan 28, 2001 4:47 am
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Howdy all! I'm a new guy to this list and just wanted to send a hello to everyone on here. I have a few snakes, lizards, lizards on the double shell, and T's. ...
rbreeder@...
Feb 9, 2001 5:39 pm
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... LOL! Leave it to me to screw up my own name on a first post! :-S -Bryce :-)...
rbreeder@...
Feb 9, 2001 5:45 pm
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Hi Bryce, Fancy meeting you here - welcome to the group! I managed to keep a colony of those miniature mealworms going for several years, just offered them ...
Mark Bogard
ouroboris@...
Feb 9, 2001 11:31 pm
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Mark! You get around to these groups as much as I do! :-D ... Thanks. ... crix, jumbo mealworms & other insects as I need them. I'll remember that about the...
rbreeder@...
Feb 10, 2001 5:54 am
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Bryce, I think you can use a similar set-up for breeding the giant MWs. I housed my mini's in a plastic container (about 5 gallon size) Get a handful of giants...
Mark Bogard
ouroboris@...
Feb 10, 2001 7:28 pm
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Hi! I'm cuurently trying to raise some silkworms that I bought as eggs. They're doing fine so far, and I've been able to breed them in the past as a classroom...
Crenn
camire909@...
Feb 10, 2001 10:32 pm
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Hi again! I already replied once, but I just realized I recognized your name from, I'm pretty sure, the cornsnake list. So welcome! Caitlin ... LOL! Leave it...
Crenn
camire909@...
Feb 10, 2001 10:35 pm
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... recognized your name from, I'm pretty sure, the cornsnake list. So welcome! Thanks, Caitlin. :-) Yepper. I'm on that list and roughly 40 others so you...
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