are pregnant mice bad for feeding?

[COWHER]

I ask because the shop where i buy them sells them for the same price as large mice and the mice that are pregnant are large mice as well. so I dont see the reason he would sell them for the same price when the pregnant ones are a good 75% bigger??

 

[VARNYARD]

They are just fine to feed.

 

[ColdThirst]

More like 10x better, unless all the babies ome out when he eats it, then I would probably loose my lunch hahaha but the tegu would probably clean up the mess just fine. How was that picture you got in your head guys? hahaha

 

[angelrose]

would they be better because of the milk :roll:
I have eleven very pregnant mice now if they eat the pinkies they become " groceries "

 

[snakehandler]

would they be better because of the milk :roll:
I have eleven very pregnant mice now if they eat the pinkies they become " groceries "

i think in general fuzzies are better food than pinkies because pinkies
are higher in fat and have less calcium.

 

[angelrose]

I don't feed them the pinkies. I have to wait till they grow. in case of a mother mouse eats her pinkies I would use her as food wouldn't she be better to eat cause of the milk and stuff :?:

 

[Lexi]

More like 10x better, unless all the babies ome out when he eats it, then I would probably loose my lunch hahaha but the tegu would probably clean up the mess just fine. How was that picture you got in your head guys? hahaha

For some reason that picture didnt bother me...

 

[snakehandler]

I don't feed them the pinkies. I have to wait till they grow. in case of a mother mouse eats her pinkies I would use her as food wouldn't she be better to eat cause of the milk and stuff :?:

to prevent mice from eating their young you must feed them some dog pellets.

 

[angelrose]

for real ? dog pellets ?? do you mean like puppy chow ???
now I'm curious :roll: why is that :?:

 

[ApriliaRufo]

for real ? dog pellets ?? do you mean like puppy chow ???
now I'm curious :roll: why is that :?:

Rats and mice will only eat their young when they're hungry and have no food. Dog biscuits have a high protein content and can easily be available at all times to the rat. Keep them fed and have food readily available and they won't eat the babies.

 

[snakehandler]

for real ? dog pellets ?? do you mean like puppy chow ???
now I'm curious :roll: why is that :?:

because they need the extra protein when having young.
normal dog pellets, the dry ones. my mice never eat their young.

 

[angelrose]

I give them those rodent bars and now I put puppy chow in there
and clean water.
it's the large, old mothers that seem to eat them

but ok it's a protein thing, right.
as of this morning I have so, so many pinkies if only I could get them to grow faster

 

[snakehandler]

i give them chicken grains and dog pellets, its much cheaper.

 

[ApriliaRufo]

i give them chicken grains and dog pellets, its much cheaper.

Grab Chicken Meal at a country feed store. It's like 20 bucks for 50lbs. Then buy some dog food with a high protein percentage, and you've saved yourself 200$ a year. THat's another tegu!

 

[angelrose]

you guys are good :woot
thank you again (another tegu sounds wonderful)