Posted by sarafox on March 30, 2003 at 22:25:44:
In Reply to: Re: Your opinion on housing pregnant mouse with fellow female? posted by rachael on March 28, 2003 at 14:53:55:
first, I currently keep most, if not all, my female together, or atleast all the heavily pregnant females together. They get along and I don't have problems with litter stealing with this group.
I do have one female alone now, because she was always bullying the otehr females, and started taking the newborns from the mother and trying to kill them, so she was quickly seperated. I had her with a few other females who weren't as heavily pregnent at the time (though she was) and she was fine, even after she had her litter. She got to picking on them again a few days ago though, and have to keep her alone now. She's a good mother though, raising 11 by herself now.
I have also had problems with hampsters in this area. I kept a moter and daughter together with the dad and a brother from a previous litter. When the daughter had a litter though, mom took them from the daughter and wouldn't leave her be, so she had to be set by herself.
Anyway, I just recommend that you try leaving her with the group for now and keep watch, take care of problems if they arise, otherwise leave them together. Most females are more than willing to help out mommy mouse to help with the stress.
