JAX Mice Pup Appearance by Age - OACUJAX® Mice Pup Appearance by Age. The approximate age of mouse...
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JAXreg Mice Pup Appearance by Age
The approximate age of mouse pups can be determined by their physical attributes during the first two weeks of life
Examples of the developmental stages of albino agouti and black pups are shown
1312 14
Eyes are bull open
Pups begin bull to nibble solid food
Pups bull increase
Pups bull
solid food intake
in weight increase
and size eating more solid food
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
0 42 61 53 7 8 109 11
bull Ears fully developed completely off head some starting to go towards back
bull Increasing skin color
Belly begins bull to show fur
Fur growth bull is complete
Pups are bull more active
Fur is bull now thicker
Females may bull show nipples (there are five pairs of mammaries)
Teeth are bull beginning to erupt
Eyes start bull to open
bull Ear flap starting to come away from head (one or both)
Colored fuzz bull starting to cover pup
bull Ears appear as nubs
bull Pigment may start to appear in some strains
bull Milk spot disappearing or gone
bull Colored fuzz appears behind ears or on neck
bull Lighter color red
bull Milk spot present
bull Ears are fully back
bull Skin appears much thicker with more color density to skin
bull Blood red
bull Possible milk spot
BALBcJ Stock 000651
Coat Color albino
C3HHeJ Stock 000659
Coat Color agouti
C57BL6J Stock 000664
Coat Color black
Days of Age
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