OH no!! I have mice!!! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 12:56 PM

here is a pic of the rack we breed mice in. At last count we had a little over 400 mice of various ages

Here is a closer shot of one of the tubs

Jim Kata · 12-10-2003, 01:01 PM

I'm assuming you sell these to pet stores for snake food.....if that is the case then is there good money involved in that?
If its not the case...then....I dunno what to say now.

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 01:06 PM

We breed them to feed our own snakes

gnort · 12-10-2003, 01:12 PM

do you seriously need over 400 mice to feed your snakes...how many snakes do you have?!?!

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 01:18 PM

we dont need near that many.. started out last year with about 40 mice... and grew from there

We sold off most the snakes, so we are down to about 15 or so

Cynthetiq · 12-10-2003, 01:19 PM

damn.. now instead of snakes you have mice

quadro2000 · 12-10-2003, 01:48 PM

(shudder) remind me never to visit Lubbock. I hate mice.

BentNotTwisted · 12-10-2003, 02:05 PM

Not much of a life for the mice though. Couldn't you put them in some habittrail thingies?

BTW, I think they're cute.

ratbastid · 12-10-2003, 03:53 PM

I'm with BentNotTwisted. They're cute little buggers. Not that I need you to ship me one or anything. My cats'd take care of it in no time.

Are you ever afraid of a "Rats of NIMH" style escape plot breaking out?

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 04:28 PM

we have had a few escapees, but so far it hasent been a problem

feelgood · 12-10-2003, 04:59 PM

Damn, 15 snakes is too much, even one is too much for me. I can feel them slittering all over my body...

Mouse, I can handle...but snakes...*shudders*

skier · 12-10-2003, 05:38 PM

How much does it take to feed that many mice? Multiply what anything eats by 400 and it ends up being a fair amount. Are you planning on having this many mice? Or or you planning a little "population control"?

Cycler · 12-10-2003, 06:20 PM

I used to have a friend who had mice. They practiced some self population control after they became too numerous, i.e. began to eat eaah other. I still shudder at that memory.

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 06:23 PM

when we start to get too many we will start euthenising(sp) and freezing males.

Destrox · 12-10-2003, 07:31 PM

Try selling them to local pet stores? Or shoot them, but thats just me being, well, me.

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 07:56 PM

Local Pet store already has a strady supplier, a friend of mine actually ( I used to work at local pet store). We feeeze them and save them for later

bundy · 12-10-2003, 08:09 PM

wow thats a lot of mice.
maybe you could start to market frozen mice for snake owners who don´t breed their own mice... like you could freeze-dry them and then package them and sell them online or something... or would that be a nightmare?

come to think about it, scrap that idea, snakes prob wouldn´t enjoy re-heated/re-hydrated freeze-dry mice...

BuddyHawks · 12-10-2003, 08:13 PM

Rats of NIMH...
That brings back memorys.

Snakebyt · 12-10-2003, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by bundy
wow thats a lot of mice.
maybe you could start to market frozen mice for snake owners who don´t breed their own mice... like you could freeze-dry them and then package them and sell them online or something... or would that be a nightmare?

come to think about it, scrap that idea, snakes prob wouldn´t enjoy re-heated/re-hydrated freeze-dry mice...

lots of snake owners feed frozen/thawed.. there are already too many people doing it on a large scale.. i know a guy that produces a million mice a year.. makes good money doing it though

12-10-2003, 12:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	OH no!! I have mice!!! here is a pic of the rack we breed mice in. At last count we had a little over 400 mice of various ages Here is a closer shot of one of the tubs

12-10-2003, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
gnort Psycho Location: MA	do you seriously need over 400 mice to feed your snakes...how many snakes do you have?!?! __________________ You had me at Qapla'

12-10-2003, 01:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	damn.. now instead of snakes you have mice __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

12-10-2003, 01:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	(shudder) remind me never to visit Lubbock. I hate mice. __________________ You have to laugh at yourself...because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't. - Emily Saliers

12-10-2003, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	Not much of a life for the mice though. Couldn't you put them in some habittrail thingies? BTW, I think they're cute. __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

12-10-2003, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jim Kata Swollen Member Location: Northern VA	I'm assuming you sell these to pet stores for snake food.....if that is the case then is there good money involved in that? If its not the case...then....I dunno what to say now.

12-10-2003, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	We breed them to feed our own snakes

12-10-2003, 01:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	we dont need near that many.. started out last year with about 40 mice... and grew from there We sold off most the snakes, so we are down to about 15 or so

12-10-2003, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I'm with BentNotTwisted. They're cute little buggers. Not that I need you to ship me one or anything. My cats'd take care of it in no time. Are you ever afraid of a "Rats of NIMH" style escape plot breaking out?

12-10-2003, 04:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	we have had a few escapees, but so far it hasent been a problem

12-10-2003, 04:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	Damn, 15 snakes is too much, even one is too much for me. I can feel them slittering all over my body... Mouse, I can handle...but snakes...shudders __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

12-10-2003, 05:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	How much does it take to feed that many mice? Multiply what anything eats by 400 and it ends up being a fair amount. Are you planning on having this many mice? Or or you planning a little "population control"? __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

12-10-2003, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cycler Float on.... Alright Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains, i.e. Oklahoma	I used to have a friend who had mice. They practiced some self population control after they became too numerous, i.e. began to eat eaah other. I still shudder at that memory. __________________ "I'm not even supposed to be here today." "I assure you we're open."

12-10-2003, 06:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	when we start to get too many we will start euthenising(sp) and freezing males.

12-10-2003, 07:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	Try selling them to local pet stores? Or shoot them, but thats just me being, well, me. __________________ You bore me.... next.

12-10-2003, 07:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	Local Pet store already has a strady supplier, a friend of mine actually ( I used to work at local pet store). We feeeze them and save them for later

12-10-2003, 08:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	wow thats a lot of mice. maybe you could start to market frozen mice for snake owners who don´t breed their own mice... like you could freeze-dry them and then package them and sell them online or something... or would that be a nightmare? come to think about it, scrap that idea, snakes prob wouldn´t enjoy re-heated/re-hydrated freeze-dry mice... __________________ Ohayo!!! Last edited by bundy; 12-10-2003 at 08:12 PM..

12-10-2003, 08:13 PM	#18 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	Rats of NIMH... That brings back memorys. __________________ Watch More TV