WIld Mouse Survival?

Question

Last night the cat brought in a baby mouse about 2 inches long. It was still alive and moving but it was so little we didnt think it would survive. So my mother put it outside on the ground to see if its mom would get it. In the next morning my mom went to see if it had left or had died but it was still alive and moves around a bit. So we brough it inside and put in into a box with a paper towel and grass and a small old beany baby. We also gave it a lil bit of warm milk in an eyedrop. We didnt think it would live the day but i got home and its still alive. I know it probably wont live but its eyes just opened and its been drinking milk and walking around abit more. What should I do to help keep it alive for as long as it can stay alive? I have a heating pad but should i put it in there under the paper towel or is he ised to the cold? What do tiny baby mice eat? What should I do I know it wil most likly die but it hasnt yet so anything you know would help.

If you need a description...
-About 2 inches long
-Has hair
-Eyes just opened
-Is walking around

Question
-I heard dairy products aernt good for them, what should I give it?
-I don't know if this is posible but I know cats and dogs wil take in another baby if they just had a litter and feed it etc. if i brought the mouse to a pet store, would it be able to feed of off another mouse that just had babies?
-Do mice need warmth? IShould I put a heating pad underneath a paper towel in the box?


If it does get better we were going to let it free. Would this be smart? Or would it not know enought to survive in the wild?

Answer 1

A pet store won't take it- it could carry diseases that could make domestic mice sick. However, if you want to risk it, you could bring a domestic mouse of a slightly older age home and put them together. The pet-store mouse will help the wild one adapt to cage life- that is, if you want to keep it.

Either way, a heating pad under the corner of a small plastic hamster cage or glass aquarium will be fine. You must get him out of the cardboard box- he will escape Fill the cage bottom with shredded newspaper. Feed it a good hamster food and perhaps some oatmeal mushed up with warm water. If you want to give milk for a few more days buy some KMR- kitten milk replacer. Cow's milk is not good for it. You can give it water in a shallow dish- if you keep it you can gradually train it to use a bottle.

If you don't plan on keeping this mouse then don't handle him at all. Keep him only for another week or so- until you are sure he is healthy and eating. Then release him somewhere where you have seen mice or chipmunks- do you have a rock or garden wall with lots of holes and hiding spots? That should work well. You could continue to scatter some bird seed or hamster food near the release spot until you are sure he is on his own. Good luck.

Answer 2

Keep offering it milk. Cow's or goat's is fine, just pick one and stick to it. Changeing formulas will upset it's stomache. It should be fed every 2 hours. Along with the milk, you should offer 1 dropper of warm sugar water per day. The sugar water will prevent constipation. Your Mom will probably know how to make it.
Since it's eyes are starting to open, offer it soft food like bread to knibble on. It should be fully weaned within a week or 2. After weaning feed the same things you'd feed a any pet rodent. Seeds, pellets, fruits, &pieces of bread. Give it fresh water daily.
You will need to use a heat source until it's fully weaned. The heating pad on low should do it. But there should be more between the mouse & the heat source than just a paper towel. You'll burn it if you do that. Try folding a small - med. sized bath towel and put the pad under that. Use your hand to test the heat. You will also need a secure cage to keep it in. If it's eyes are opening it's gonna start to get curious and will escape.
Best of luck,
Jen
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Answer 3

i do no longer think of there is any commercial product attainable that simulates the milk of a lactating lady mouse, yet whilst i'm incorrect then you will locate out on some hobbyist cyber web website approximately elevating rats and mice -- they're obtainable. in case you get an person lady mouse to "undertake" yours, it is going to be a woman that has misplaced its very own youthful. somebody who grows mice for reptile nutrition can sell you one. Or, a woman may well be separated from its muddle for various hours whilst your mouse is placed between the muddle, so as that it acquires the same scent. i know that it may be needed for the scent to be the same, or the adopting mom will kill and discard it. Wash your hands after touching the wild mouse infant, and take care in getting rid of the sawdust or regardless of you employ for bedding. the prospect that that is have been given a scourge isn't 0.

Answer 4

try goat's milk. it was suggested to when I found some baby squirrels.