Is my mouse okay? YouTube video linked in description.?

Question

Please watch this YouTube video i uploaded. My mouse got extremely fat over night. Like double in size in the middle. He/She is 2 and a half months old. You'll see for yourself in the video. I'm not sure if it over ate or is pregnant. I've had it 2 weeks now, it came from a large group of mice living together.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSyeOOZPBFk

Advice is welcome, and yes i realize he pissed on my hand in the video lol. The little ******, must be camera shy lol.

Thanks :)

Answer 1

Not all mice "look" pregnant, so you cannot tell by body shape/size alone. Mice with worms, intestinal blockage and just plain chubby can also look pregnant. Following are details from an excellent mouse forum:



http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/breeding.cfm#pregnancy



TFM has a section on sexing. This will help you determine her gender so erase all doubts of pregnancy if "she" turns out to be a "he". It will also help with sexing the bubs if she is in fact pregnant. The link is as follows:



http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/sexing.cfm



If she is pregnant, gestation is from 19 to 24 days with 20 the average. Towards the time of delivery a pregnant doe may stretch a lot and look uncomfortable. Also, all mice nest so if she does this, it means nothing; however, pregnant does will prepare a special nest so she would require a nesting box to keep her bubs safe and private. Try not to touch her tummy as this can injure/kill the bubs and harm her. For details on what to what to feed a pregnant doe during pregnancy (higher intake of protein and fat), how to prepare the nursery and care from birth through weaning, please see the following:



http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/breeding.cfm#dietnursing



http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/nesting.cfm



http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/breeding2.cfm



TFM also has an active/current forum with a section titled, "caring for mother and babies" where you can post questions. The link is as follows:



http://forum.thefunmouse.com/



Your mouse is very beautiful. I hope for your sake she is not pregnant and healthy.

Answer 2

It might be pregnant. In pet stores they throw all the genders in one tank, because they are to lazy to sort them. It is actually very common. It could also be a tumor, but it does not look like one too me. I have seen many tumors in my life. I wouldn't worry about that. It is probably pregnant, but listen to this:

Handel HER very little to none at all

when the babies are born do not touch them because the mother could reject them

give her plenty of food and water

KEEP HER CAGE CLEAN

move her to a tank so the babies heads don't get caught in wires.

When they walk with their eyes open and are independent, and weened of their mom Figure out their genders so that you don't have any more babies.

Answer 3

that does not look like a male u would see balls and it look pregnant try and see if it has nipples if it does its a girl, i can see my girls mouses nipples, but yer to me it looks prego