One of my mice had 3 babies 3 days ago, and i heard that having a "nanny" mouse was very helpful to mothers. This was this mouse's first litter and i was wondering if i should put in a "nanny" to help her. The mouse that had the babies has never been in contact with this other female mouse, though. Would this help the mother or would it makes things worse?
2007-11-14 11:40:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
A nanny would be mice. :P
2007-11-14 11:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't introduce a strange mouse after the babies were born. It might frighten the mother and cause the babies to die.
If the babies have lasted 3 days already, though, the new mother is doing fine. And 3 babies is a small litter.
If you want to have a nanny mouse next time, introduce her at least a few days before the mom gives birth.
2007-11-14 15:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is not recommended! If the mice have never met before it will cause a stressful situation for both mice. Stress causes many problems, including fights, baby killing, etc. As the other person suggested, it's already been 3 days, so she should be fine. Remember to sex and seperate the babies between 3 1/2 to 4 weeks of age. Below are some links for you to look at. Good luck!
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2007-11-15 06:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by dave s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would most likely not work this time. The mother would be defensive toward the other mouse,Also the other mouse may attack the baby mice. you will have to let the two live together for a while before having the litter.
2007-11-14 11:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by jay thunder 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dunno; I've never tried it. After my guinea pigs had babies, there were other 'nanny' pigs in the cage with them and they all got along just great. They were actually the mommy's babies from another litter, though, so they all knew each other already. If you put in a new mouse that your Mama mouse has never seen before, though, it might freak her out and result in some of the babies getting hurt or neglected. Maybe if you want a new mouse, you should get a new one with its own, smaller cage and put it near the other one so that Mama and the new mouse can get to know each other first. Otherwise, I don't think you should sweat about it. I'm sure that Mama can handle the babies just fine on her own.
2007-11-14 11:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-16 13:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by goldthorpe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none of your answers seem like they know what their talking about. i would READ READ READ about it first, i mean you dont want your mouses head off, so read as much as you can on an actual site about mice, well ive heard of hamsters eating their babies when new things get introduced but not mice so im not sure either, but read about it first
2007-11-14 12:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the nanny mice would eat them I wouldnt do that!
2007-11-14 12:51:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw a mouse face on an orange and put it in the tank or cage or whatever
do it on a tuesday,trust me
2007-11-14 11:56:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, do not put another mouse in there or the momma mouse will kill her babies; I made that mistake once and was horrified to watch the momma kill the babies one by one by chomping off their heads.
2007-11-14 11:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Šωèé†íé♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it may make things worse, if they have never met they may fight, or the new mouse could hurt the babies, and it could actually freak the mom out so much that there is a chance she could eat them
2007-11-14 11:45:44 · answer #11 · answered by Christy G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋