Alright so here's the deal.My female mouse,Susie just had ten baby mice! YAY! :) But anyways she has been a very good mother so far.Now we have another female mouse sharing a cage with Susie.Is this a good idea or should I put her in another cage? Also,what can I do to keep the babies and their mother healthy? I already keep the food bowl clean and the food fresh,replace the water every couple of days and I just changed the bedding.(I kept the babies and Susie in because I was afraid to move them lol) but i got most of the bedding out and replaced it with fresh and soft bedding.I kept the nest though.
What else can I do to keep them healthy? And is having another female mouse in the cage a good idea? Also,What do I do as they get a bit older? We are going to sell them back to were we bought them but I want to keep them healthy.
P.S- I KNOW that the "other female" is in fact a female.Susie was pregnant when we got her and Dot ,"the other female", doesn't have any male parts.
2007-03-13 16:29:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Take the other mouse out and give her, her own cage. She may not have done anything yet, but why take the chance that they will become her next meal.
Bedding should not be changed until after the eyes have opened. There are small animal vitamins she can be given to help her as she loses them through nursing.
2007-03-13 16:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by wolfinator25840 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if Susie and Dot have always been together than i don't see a problem leaving them together but if Susie seems to be getting stressed remove Dot to a cage next to her's so that they can still see each other.
2007-03-14 13:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋