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Old 04-03-2008, 08:40 PM
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Thanks guys and girls!
I'll try to get some more pics tomorrow with something to show her size - the pictures really don't show how weeny they are!
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Well, some more pics from today... They're 8 days old, about 12mm long and still not as developed as a newborn mouse!


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Wow, congrats.. how do they stay in position when they're that young, do they actually hold on or are they glued/hooked on with something?
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Good to see there doing well Ally. They have grown alot, how long until they look like a real one instead of an alien lol.
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Wow, congrats.. how do they stay in position when they're that young, do they actually hold on or are they glued/hooked on with something?
I believe it's like the marsupials with pouches, the nipple swells in their mouth and they get stuck there! When they're furred up, they hang on to the mothers back with their feet and travel piggy back.
Fingers crossed I'll be getting some pics of that too in the near future!
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Good to see there doing well Ally. They have grown alot, how long until they look like a real one instead of an alien lol.
TBH I don't really know... If at 8 days they're less developed than a newborn mouse, my guess is that they'll be at 'fuzzy' stage at about 3 weeks.
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They are officially marsupials, but not all marsupials have a developed pouch.
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