I went to get the mail and came back to find my dad found a wild baby mouse. Well, young adult? I don't know. It's the size of a mini candy bar. we have it in a large, large jar right now. I put some crumpled up cheese(I don't know what kinda, but it's not American) and some evaporated milk in the jar. It nibbles on the cheese and drinks the milk, but I want to make sure it won't kill it or anything.
Any advice on what else to do with it or feed it? Or anything?
I live on the mountains so I can't go to a vet or get supplies, and we go to Lewiston next week so if I need anything minor I can get it.
2007-06-08 13:11:31 · 8 answers · asked by Tabitha T 1 in Pets ➔ Rodents
That sounds like a regular mouse. Just set it free outside. It will be fine.
2007-06-08 13:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by Tiss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG! If it's a wild mouse you can't keep it as a pet in a jar. You need to take it away from the house (you don't want an infestation) and let it go. It needs a proper diest that it will be able to eat in the wild ... and mice dont actually eat cheese (or like i very much) or drink milk. The mouse will die if you dont let it go... why was it caught in the first place ?!?!
2007-06-09 09:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese and milk are really not the best things to feed it. When you go to Lewiston, you should pick up some hamster food and a self dispensing water bottle. For right now, you can feed it bread or oats. Make sure you give it water to drink, no more milk.
2007-06-08 20:19:58 · answer #3 · answered by Mister K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese and milk (Or any dairy product really) is not healthy for mice and rats. (Cartoons lie)
Just set it free, it sounds like it's big enough to take care of itself, and it's a wild animal anyway. Wild mice/rats do not usually make good pets, and won't be happy in captivity.
Just let it go in a safe area away from people/animals. I commend you on caring for this little mouse. :) You can set it free and ensure it's happy in the wild.
Good luck!
2007-06-08 21:35:16 · answer #4 · answered by Manda Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be fine...just let it go in the woods. It sounds like an adult to me, because mice are really small. It would be better off in the wild anyways. If you cant get ot a petstore, than you wont be able to get it mouse food, or a proper cage or anything, so it wont survive long in your care...sorry
so just let it go in the wild so it can be happy
2007-06-08 20:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Shelby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok this will be fun..
when i was 9 years old i found a wild baby mouse by my neighboors house. i named it muffin and became strongly attached. but after one week it passed. i know you want a good life short or long for your new mouse. keep giving it what you have been. keep it in a good sized space. (cage,jar). when you go to town or someplace try and find some bedding (shredded pieces of wood, really thin) or something like that. don't give it pine or ceader wood though, it shortens their life expectencie (s?). just try to keep it safe AND INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
good luck!!! and keep it safe!
lov,
shelby
2007-06-09 11:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont recommend keeping the mouse if you get bitten you could get a disease it was from the wild so you really dont know what has been in its mouth after all disease is a risk even for store bought hamsters imagine from the wild.
2007-06-08 23:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's that size it can be released/
thye may carry disease so don't handle just take it for form home and release.
2007-06-08 21:21:44 · answer #8 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋