is Raising feeder mice for you?

[NetBSD]

i didnt tame mine at all, for a week i would stick my hand in and rub their necks thats about it. i also give the rats one chocolate chip a day to help prevent RI and its a treat for them, they eat it right out of my hand

[infernalis]

We have 2 rats, the female bites, the male does not. He's a real goofus.

[Zephyr]

I don't have rats. :P
I don't have biting problems with my mice though.

[Loren]

I've never had a bite problem with mice. cant say I've tried to let them bite me either- but then again, I didnt try to get bit by the rats and it happened twice. And I have rasied far more mice than rats- so my deduction is that rats bite more than mice.

[infernalis]

I have one momma mouse, she's "retired" now that was a biter from hell.

She went out of her way to bite.

Prolly cuz I kept stealing her children.

She still gets taken care of, she provided me with snake food for almost a year. So I let her have a "retirement"

[olive oil]

That is so kind of you! How sweet

[Loren]

You are nicer than me Wayne My retired breeder are simply known as xl feeder mice. I couldnt begin to keep retired rodents as pets, I have already retired hundreds of them.

[infernalis]

She was the first mouse I ever bought for this purpose.

Most mothers get fed off or sold to the pet store before they are 6 months old.

Funny thing is, the closest she ever got to a name was "top mom"

She always had BIG litters, never "culled" a single baby, she has been a true "top mom" so she gets to live out her days comfortably.

Hell she even fed other moms babies, and was a great "foster" mom whenever I had problems with other mice.

all in all, she's earned her keep.

[Lori P]

I've gone out and bought a suit of armor with full face mask, steel mesh gloves, tongs, a lance, a large club, a cattle prod, and some purple socks (well, they were cute.) I'm ready to tackle the rats. LOL

[infernalis]

If nothing else, That should scare them into submission Lori.