Has anyone saved a harvest mouse?

[lizziehux]

I've been trying to feed this penny sized... since Thursday and I need some help! Why try to save a mouse? Because he was sat outside my backDoor when I went out to feed my birds...this was a cry for help! what else could I do???

 

[chickentrains]

Ican only imagine that's a joke!

??

I'm a real person, hello.

Go to walmart and pick up some kitten formula. DO NOT feed it cow milk. You can use a TINY paint brush to give it some milk. Keep it warm with a heating pad, but make sure there is a cool area away from the heating pad, too.

If you don't plan to release, your mouse needs a minimum 18x12x12 cage (bigger the better), or a minimum 10 gallon tank.

 

[chickentrains]

Try giving him milk with a eye dropper and make sure you keep him warm.

Don't ever give any animal cow milk, unless its a cow.

 

[neo71665]

That’s great to know! I was wondering why the puppy owner sold me our first dog and said not to feed it cow milk…

can pigs/swine drink milk?

Swine is one of the few animals it's safe to feed cows milk.

 

[chickentrains]

I'd follow studies made vs. "my pets aren't dead yet"

 

[cassie]

Don't ever give any animal cow milk, unless its a cow.

Not true. Lots of animals do well on cow milk. However, baby mice, rabbits, kittens and puppies are not among them. They need a milk that is much more nutrient dense. In a pinch you can feed evaporated milk until you can get something else.

 

[Qwerty3159]

Swine is one of the few animals it's safe to feed cows milk.

I imagine that’s because they’re somewhat similar to cows albeit distantly related, but far closer than mice or carnivores.

Carnivores (cats, dogs, ferrets) and birds (milk production is one of the defining characteristics of a mammal) will not digest the lactose among many other things, their digestive systems being adapted to totally different foods and nutrients. Regardless of that I have to agree that the cow’s milk is a risky idea for this situation at best. While diarrhea from being given milk won’t kill a human or a duck or a cat, remember the OP is talking about a baby mouse. So this milk will be its full diet, which is not true of your pets which have been “fine” on milk. Safe bet would be to follow chickentrains advice.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Swine are actually pretty close to humans.

That's why they can use pig heart valves to transplant into humans. As well as blood vessels, etc.

 

[lizziehux]

@chickentrains

Ican only imagine that's a joke!

 

[neo71665]

I'd follow studies made vs. "my pets aren't dead yet"

I know they would pull my wildlife rehab permit if they found me mistreating any of my animals.