i have a newborn mice which is orphan.i don't have a nursing mother.please help or he will die.?

Question

give informations regarding :-

1) feeding
2) hygeine
3) care

Answer 1

Baby mice can be very tricky to care for. Whether it is wild, or domestic, the care is still the same for it.

You will need to keep it warm first, whether it is furred or not. I highly recommend a small container. You will need a heating pad and the container should go 1/2 on, 1/2 off of it so if it gets too hot, it can move off.

You should feed kitten milk replacer (you can pick this up at your local pet shop). NEVER feed regular milk...it is deadly. I recommend using a plastic eyedropper. Warm the formula up so that you don't feel it on your skin, or it's slightly hotter than your skin. Feed the mouse drop by drop. Do not go fast. If you see milk coming out of it's nose, then there is formula in the lungs and this a deadly...so go slow.

You should feed until the belly is slightly rounded, but not too full. Feed every few hours. You will not need to feed during the time you sleep unless you are super dedicated.

Once the eyes open and it is fully furred, you can begin introducing normal mouse food (rodent blocks, etc) but continue to supplement with formula.

After you feed the mouse formula, you will need to stimulate it to go to the bathroom. Do this by holding it in one hand and with the other hand use a tissue (cotton ball, or something similar) and rub gently to the genital area. It should urinate and deficate. Make sure that you get it to do this, otherwise the toxins will build up and it will die.

If any formula has gotten around the face, clean it with water so that it doesn't affect the hair growth from coming in, or make any hair present fall out.

I havne't had much luck with raising orphaned mice...please do not be disappointed or blame yourself if it dies. Just do what you can.

Best of luck!!

Answer 2

I had the same thing happen to me, only in my case it was a baby mouse whoes mum was sadly dead in one of our mouse traps. keep the mice together, i used a match box lined with the white stuff in jewlery boxes, but if you have lots of baby mice that would be hard, so maybe try a clean bowl with nesting stuff, like the stuff in pillows(i forgot what its called) or just shredded napkins, and you should put the bowl or just put the nesting stuff and the mice in a cage to protect them from any other animals that you might have. And feed them warm milk,(not hot!) with a eye dropper or just wet your finger with milk. But whats very important is that you dont get it in their nose! Make sure you have some paper towel to wipe it off with please. And when they grow older you can release them into the wild since wild mice probably wouldnt make a very good pet and will probably bite! I wish you luck! If you have any questions you can email me and i'll be happy to help!

Answer 3

Get a doll nursing bottle. Try using a commercial baby milk. Keep it warm, dry, and a clean nest. Place something furry with it, like a small toy, to simulate the mother.

Answer 4

1st step - ignore greengunge
2nd - go here
http://www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm

Answer 5

let it die, it is nature.