That would depend on how old that the babies are that are in the nest. If they are old enough with open eyes and able to come out and help themselves to food, they won't starve. They just raid the dogfood bowl's.
in some areas, the mouse poop & pee carries hanta virus, so be careful. If you have any food in the lower cabinets in plastic or the original boxes/bags, the mice might be feeding on them. Usually they get in thru the opening around a drain or water pipe under the sink.
that's great that they arrived so promptly!
I've used peanut butter, but sometimes the commercial bait (poison) is better. Maybe cat/dog food or chicken food if the peanut butter doesn't work.
How exciting!
Yes, it is! These are supposed to be able to sex them at hatch by the color.
If you decide to use some foam spray to seal off their entrances, you might want to know that there is literally nothing that will get Loctite Tite Foam off your hands once it dries, so be sure to wear gloves. I didn't a few weeks ago, and nothing but nothing would take it off. I googled it and learned that with that particular brand, you just have to wait days for it to wear off your hands. Nothing works.
They sell loads of that stuff at Lowe's.
