How old do the Babies mice have to be when you clean the mouse cage?

My Mouse had babies and they are 11 days old now. Is it safe to clean the cage?How old do the Babies mice have to be when you clean the mouse cage?
They're 11 days old, you can change out the bedding all around the nest now, but I wouldn't disturb the nest itself.





If you want the babies to be very tame, start holding them immediately! Take them out and hold them in a squirmy pile in your hands for about an hour every evening while you watch TV. They'll just sleep, but they get used to people, smells, sounds, and hands this way and you'll get nice tame animals.





It's a good idea to take mom out and put her somewhere fun to play before you take them out, and to put them back in their nest before you put her back, but once they're past a week old (and usually past 4 days old it's fine) there won't be any issue with handling them upsetting her. Quite the contrary, if you have a fun place for her to play, she'll enjoy the break! Just try to have things pretty much the way she left them when you put her back in and it'll be fine.





It's the right time now, or over the next week, to figure out how many boys versus girls you have. Look at the mom's belly so you know where the nipples are, then look for nipples on the babies' bellies--only the girls will have them. It's by far the easiest way to tell, as long as you do it before they're about 16 days old and have too much fur to see. It's actually hardest to tell when they're about 28-32 days old, right when you need to take the boys out. It helps a lot to know how many of each you have.





Enjoy the babies!How old do the Babies mice have to be when you clean the mouse cage?
Keep away from the nest itself and you should be fine, the mother can be a little sensitive and protective but if you sort the cage with a minimium of fuss you should be safe. The worst thing you could do is tamper with the nest or look in at them, as a kid I was always fiddling around when the mice had babies and because of this they would always end up eaten. I have bred mice recently and found everything to be in order providing you didnt mess with the nest or babies, probably had a 90% survival rate
A lot will depend on what the Mom Mouse will tolerate. I have cleaned my mouse cages after three days of them giving birth, but I try to leave the nesting box untouched. It should be very safe to clean their cage and nesting box after 14 to 21 days (once the baby mice have their eyes open). It is also important to wash your hands good before and after handling the Mom and baby mice. It's especially important to wash your hands before you go to the next cage or animal.
if u can reach into the cage and put your hand near(not on) the babies without the mother freaking out then yes u can clean the cage but u want to be care when you do touch them... make sure ur hands are clean and washed with a fragrance free soap. i would just try to clean the rest of the cage without moving the babies.

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