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JAX ® Mice Pup Appearance by Age The approximate age of mouse pups can be determined by their physical attributes during the frst two weeks of life. Examples of the developmental stages of albino, agouti, and black pups are shown. 13 12 14 Eyes are open Pups begin to nibble solid food Pups increase Pups 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 4 2 6 1 5 3 7 8 10 9 11 • Ears fully developed, completely off head, some starting to go towards back • Increasing skin color Belly begins to show fur Fur growth is complete Pups are more active Fur is now thicker Females may show nipples (there are fve pairs of mammaries) Teeth are beginning to erupt Eyes start to open • Ear fap starting to come away from head (one or both) Colored fuzz starting to cover pup • Ears appear as nubs • Pigment may start to appear in some strains • Milk spot disappearing or gone • Colored fuzz appears behind ears or on neck • Lighter color red • Milk spot present • Ears are fully back • Skin appears much thicker with more color density to skin • Blood red • Possible milk spot BALB/cJ Stock #000651 Coat Color: albino C3H/HeJ Stock #000659 Coat Color: agouti C57BL/6J Stock #000664 Coat Color: black Days of Age To order JAX ® Mice: 1 - 800 - 422 - 6423 [email protected] www.jax.org JAX ® is a registered trademark of The Jackson Laboratory

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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

To order JAXreg Mice 1-800-422-6423 orderquestjaxorg wwwjaxorg

JAXreg is a registered trademark of The Jackson Laboratory