i came home from school today , later than usual, and went to pick up my mouse. he barly moved and was so cold. iv been holding him to warm him up and hes eating his bread. why was he cold and whats wrong?
p.s.its winter here
2007-06-05 22:45:34 · 5 answers · asked by Hold_your_color 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
Oh and bread isnt his only food. He just ate it 4 hi energy.
2007-06-06 01:09:37 · update #1
You may want to put in a cut up piece of cloth or an unused bit of sweater. Rodents love to snuggle up inside clothes to keep warm. You may also want to cover most of his cage with a piece of cloth so it doesn't get too cold inside. The best and easiest way to keep it warm would be to spare some warm material like an unused sweater. Just cut it into a reasonable size and stuff it at one corner of the cage and he'll probably go snuggle right in it.
2007-06-06 01:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by Asia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you keep his cage? If it's near a window, move it. It could be getting a draft and windows are not a good place to put any pet.
How old is it? Mice don't live very long. 2 years is about average.
As others have suggested, put some nice warm nesting material in the cage for him or buy him a mouse house with some shredded bedding you can get at the pet store, or some old clean rags.
You could also try a heating pad, but only under one corner of the cage so he can "cool" down if he wants. A hot water bottle will work as well, but this will cool off over time, so you'll have to keep replacing it.
Move his cage to a warmer room in your house if you can.
Good luck!
2007-06-06 11:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by Annie B. Mice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As suggested, he needs heat pad under his cage, or a hot water bottle - but preferably a pad because the cage will sit on it easier!
In the wild, mice snuggle together to keep warm. Is this mousy all alone? (mine was when the others had died, I kept a heat pad under the cage and she snuggled up to it)
Just to check, your mouse doesn't eat bread only does he? He should be on proper mouse mix.
Chalice
2007-06-06 06:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put a heatpad or hot water bottle under his cage. Perhaps call your vet for some high vitamin food.
2007-06-06 06:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you'll want to put a cloth in the dryer and warm it up. wrap it around him and he should warm up. is he near a window or a place where a draft can reach him.
2007-06-06 17:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋