Found baby mouse desiding to keep it have the stuff INFO please

[Chicken Charlotte]

Hello,

I found a baby mouse in the middle of no where in out gararge my dog was going to eat it but NOOO I would not let her do that I picked the mouse up it was hungry and skinny.
I have a teet and milk but how do I care for it (where do I put it ECT)

 

[NewHopePoultry]

How old is it?
You can check the page on my website to help guess: http://windyhill08.webs.com/babymicedevelopment.htm

If its an older baby and looks skinny/sick then it probly is sick and wont make it.

Keep it warm and feed it often.
Put it in something with a lid, otherwise it may jump out.

 

[FireTigeris]

Most people keep mice in aquariums with wire lids, be sure to put a locking lid on. (bigger the better no smaller then 10 gallons)

It will need a water dish, water bottle, wood shavings (not ceder), mouse food when old enough (can substitute dry cat food or dog food mixed with bird food, or rat food but only until you get the right stuff).

If it has all of its fur and eyes are open, with 'good' to 'ok' mobility (actually walking, not sliding on belly, better yet if its jumping) it can be 'weaned' use KMR (kitten milk replacement) in a shallow dish.

You will need to change water every day and the tank whenever YOU can smell it- the mouse has much better sence of smell and when you can smell it , he or she is choking on the fumes.

You want him/her in a draft free area, any temperature that is comfortable for you will be fine for a mouse. If it has all of its fur.

If its eyes are closed or it has no fur you will need a tiny pipet dropper and to feed every 2 hours, the belly is 'clear' you will see a milk band.

You also need to know what type of mouse this is, house mouse, fruit mouse, field mouse, deer mouse...ect.

Here is more, http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/small-pet-care/mouse-care.aspx

http://ezinearticles.com/?Care-of-Wild-Baby-Mice&id=1883682

 

[teach1rusl]

Depending on it's age, baby mice can hop/jump remarkably well, so I'd opt for a fish tank type of container w/bedding (not cedar) inside. Even something like a 5 gallon bucket (anything with slick sides) would work... Good luck with the little critter!

 

[Cat Water]

I had a baby field mouse once when I was little. We found it under our camper and we put it in a jar with a milk cap full of water and some bits of apple, but it was severely injured and it died about a week after.

 

[Chicken Charlotte]

Comparing them to pics Field mouse just found another. I was waiting for my neighboor to come home because I had no more milk it was to long for him/her to wait him/her past away

Oh how can you tell gender

 

[BrattishTaz]

Quote:
Boy mice/rats have surprisingly large...junk.

 

[Chicken Charlotte]

Help!!
2 have died 2 left kinda looking healthy ( story I found one later than the others alive skinny and I had no more milk left so I had to wait by the time I got some it passed on, then just then I went down stairs to check on them and one passed on 2 left why are they dieing the others look ok fat)
Do I have to feed them at night

 

[key west chick]

I raised a tiny blind mouse. Are you gently rubbing its parts to make it pee and poo after every feeding? Is it warm enough? I kept mine in a small kritter keeper box on top of a heat strip for reptiles. I litterly woke up every 2-3 hours though out the night for a few weeks to fed Rat. (DH said she was a rat so the name stuck) It was very hard and time consuming to keep her going. I had to take her to work and go on break every 2 hours to feed her a few drops of replacer.

 

[arabianequine]

They might have some disease. I would not be handling them.