Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Thanksgiving Can pinky mice survive without Mom? Ben Davis April 30, Can pinky mice survive without Mom? How long can pinky mice live without their mother? What can I feed pinky mice? Can I give a baby mouse milk? How can you tell how old a baby mouse is? What kind of milk can I feed a baby mouse?
When can baby mice poop on their own? What do you do if you find a baby mouse nest? How do I know if my baby mouse is dying?
Do pet mice poop a lot? Why do mice poop everywhere they go? Joined Dec 22, Messages I tried raising some pinky mice from a mother mouse who died after giving birth. It's very very hard. Granted once of them survived out of 6. Put the mouse in there. Place the heating pad on LOW under the tupperware If you think it is getting too warm put a thin towel over it. You need to "bathe" the mouse every day. Just take a cotton ball with lukewarm water and rub it over the mouse.
Also, be sure to rub the "private part" area of the mouse. This stimulates urination and bowel movements. I fed my mice four times a day. I don't know if the different milk made a difference.. I just did it in case they offered different nutrients You also need to, like galeogirl said, rub it and hold it to keep it feeling secure. That is all I have to offer for the moment.
I hope everything works out. Good luck! Justin Arachnosquire Old Timer. Joined Jan 8, Messages I had the same thing happen to me with a baby rat pup.
Well, after a little more than a week of being his mom, giving him baby formula ect, he opened his eyes and no longer needed that stuff.
He became a great pet and died of old age just a few months ago. Joined Oct 5, Messages 1, I wonder how the little guy is doing? Update So far this former snack is doing very well. She's eating more at each feeding and seems to be pretty strong. She moves and squirms constantly when being held and tries to burrow between the fingers of whoever is holding her. I never thought I'd get attached to a feeder, but I'm glad Sonja decided to save her. She is very cute now.
Getting attached, but not too much, Jeri. It took awhile for me to post this update, but my story has a tragic ending. Placing the pad right under the baby mice might be too much and too warm. This can dehydrate the baby mice, which is equally as bad as if they were cold. Make sure the temperature is just right. For the first few weeks, feeding the baby mice will be crucial for their survival.
The baby mice will need manual feeding every two or three hours. In the first three or four weeks, feed the mice babies a special, liquid formula. You can use the evaporated milk, although puppy milk replacement is better.
Get a small syringe that will fit their mouths a small 1 cubic centimeter syringe will do. After a few weeks, you should include solid foods. Instead, the stool should be yellow. Gently scrub them with rags or clothes that were dipped into hot water. You can also wrap them in a blanket afterward to keep them as cozy as possible. Hygiene is also important in this time.
Keep their nest clean and keep them away from danger, especially from the male mouse or male specimens of other species that you might have. Keeping them separate might be for the best. In their early stage of life, baby mice will eat milk from their mother until they get about weeks old. Again I thank you for an awesome article and great step by step advice. Just found 3 little mice myself Friday.
One was already dead, one was weak but I had hopes for the strong one. I had a very tinny dropper which I used to feed them but one passed on Saturday and the strongest just passed on today; Monday morning. I wished I had found your article earlier. I was not feeding them as frequently and I was using Almond milk which seemed to me to be very thick and fatty. I guess it was not the right nutrition for their little bodies.
Feeling sad. They were so tinny they hardly had any hair. It was a lot of work for those few days though for sure. The strongest did open his eyes. I just hate telling my son when he comes home from school this afternoon.
Thank you for the info and I will try baby formula next time. I did not think of that at the time I raised them nor when I wrote this, but I do feel the same. They are a lot of work though, and at the time I released them, I thought they would be OK. But I think you have a good point and if I did it over, I'd just keep them or re-home them.
Please people seeing this story. Do not release them after having them live in a cage where food was simply provided. A mouse can not live in the wild after being raised like that. Would you survive long be dropped in the woods with your skill set? I am not trying to rain on your taco here man. Just hope to get the word out so others will not release them. If you take them in you need to keep them or find a home!
Good luck. Make sure you are using a soy based formula with baby mice. I hope she makes it! Kind of you guys to take care of her. My brother found a baby mouse and recently gave it to us to care for. It's been great until recently,she was very active lastnight,just opened her eyes yesterday.
But,This morning when I found her,she's barely moving,still breathing,and barely eating. Help please,If anyone has any advice to help us keep her going. We all have grown very found of her and willing to do anything for her,so far Ive been tring every hour to work with her. It's almost though she's gone,but she's breathing. Ive been gently blowing in her face,then she sucks a little of milk,but it's been a tough love. I don't wanna loose my baby". What a wonderful story I Came Upon yours well looking on the internet because I found a baby out in the garage there was a baby now that I found out in the garage no other no nothing looked on the internet what to do I just went through that with the kittens somebody through from the car I witnessed and ended up taking it to the vet that died so I just don't know what to do with this little Mouse my heart is bigger than it should be but I really enjoyed your story.
You should be careful if you are in the hantavirus zone because you can get sick with hantavirus. If you are in a safe zone, just follow my recommendations in the article.
Soy formula to feed them. Hi peoples I live in whiteriver AZ but was in Cbq AZ an I found two babes mice , eyes are still close an there are veary tiny mice we found out side.
Of my boy friend mom's house an we keep them don't know how to take care of them so we need ur help on feeding Please help with any way you could.
I would say wait until they're about weeks old. Their eyes will open soon and you'll find they grow fast. You'll know when. Watch out they can jump high also. Take care of yourself and get enough sleep -- the early days you might lose some. Also be careful of hantavirus. If you are in one of the hotspots I don't think it's worth it -- it's a fatal disease to humans! Good luck Diane, I wish you and the mice well. I'm in the same situation, was digging in some sand to fix a rain pipe extension and came across the babies, at first I thought it was a grub, then looked again and it's two baby mice.
If you read this I need some info, I couldn't leave them there to die, I've been feeding them and waiting for their eyes to open. When do I let them go back to the outside world? They have fur but no opening of the eyes yet. Still very small about the size of my thumb. Please if you read this I would love some insight from you. Were the same, couldn't leave them to die. Thanks, Diane. Thank you, so good to hear this article helped you!
Thank you for letting me know and good luck with the mouse! I found a baby mouse about to be eaten by a cat in the middle of the road!
This article helped me a lot, and I am planning on releasing it to the wild when it's big enough! You are such a nice person and I lovedddd reading your article! I wish you luck Lisa with them. They grow so fast I hope you'll get through this exhaustive beginning phase soon. I hope you have a good time with them and can find a safe place for them to live when you're ready to set them free. I know it hurts but if you can't keep them what else can you do? I love the names, I'm sure they fit their personalities too.
I find myself in the same position as you are, while walking through our storage building, a board fell and killed mother mouse, leaving 4 fuzzies orphaned, as much as they grossed me out at the time, I felt it wrong to just leave them to certain death. Scarface, The Dude, Wednesday, and Scratch are the loves of my life now. Some are fussier eaters, some are a dream. None the less, the night feedings are driving me a bit to exhaustion. I never expected to be able to keep all 4 alive, and every time I go to feed, I feel blessed they are all thriving.
They are still blind, but becoming more active the now refuse to stay in their nests, and have cliqued into 2 groups of cuddle buddies , overslept a little bit and missed 1 feeding, woke up to my babies being a little dehydrated, never again. I dread the day I attempt to release them, as my home situation is probably not going to support 4 mice around the house, nor will my cats. But for now, they have completely stolen my heart, and you are so right, you have no lived until you have watched a baby mice yawn.
Dear me. I happen to love cats also, and here they go and gobble up cute little mice all day long. Lioness, I wish you well. Personally, I kill mice without a second thought - except when I found a litter of baby mice. I didn't want to kill them, but my Dad came and did the deed before I could say anything about it. Years ago my husband caught a mouse on a trap by its tail with didn't kill it of course and it was so adorable I put it in a cage and by the next morning it was gone.
Or else the husband took matters into his own hands I am no sure. Even rats are cute as babies aren't they? It is wonderful people like you that keep my faith in humanity. With so much media focus on atrosities being done to animals I know you story will uplift those of us who care!
Thanks for being a compassionate human!!!!!!!! Precious story. Thank you for caring for the little darlings. I know what a heart-wrenching decision it must have been to release them, but it was probably for the best, as you pointed out; you don't want a houseful of mice, so that they become a problem instead of pets.
I am up at the early hours of the morning finding myself with the same story as you.. I also have 3 baby orphan mice, lets hope they all servive.. Thank you! I felt I couldn't just leave them, been an animal lover all my life.
Thanks for your vote too! Look forward to checking out your hubs at work right now though! Love the names you gave them, they are so cute. I've taken care of many a baby bird fallen out of the nest, that was delightful and had several ducks for pets. They are such fun too! This is precious, I loved it! A true animal lover if there ever was one! Thank you for sharing and thank you for loving enough to care for even the smallest of God's creatures!
What a kind heart you are - I feel connected to you already. Health Problems. Freshwater Pets. Freshwater Aquariums. Saltwater Pets. Saltwater Aquariums. Exotic Pets. Guinea Pigs. Pet Ownership. Animal Welfare.
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