HELP! Baby mouse! *Help no longer needed*

[MochaDuck]

ok so we just found a baby mouse . It's old enough it can open its eyes. What should I feed it? How should I keep it warm?

Any help welcome, but I do NOT consider this thing a vermin, and refuse to kill it or let it die. If that's what you would do, that's your choice, but I will not even consider it unless it starts suffering a slow death, or something like that.

Thanks all

 

[MochaDuck]

Ok. So I got it to eat a little baby food mixed with water. I have it in a glass jar (with cheese clothe so it can still breath) and pine shavings and Cotten balls for it to cuddle in. I have a heating pad under it set on medium. It looks very skinny.

It can pee (and maybe poop) on its own, and has the ability to open its eyes, but chooses not to a lot. How old do you guys think it is?

@A_Fowl_Guy Can you help? I know your thing says "Wildlife Biologist" but I don't know how much wildlife biologist interact like this with wildlife. Sorry if my sentences aren't makin sense, I'm just on the edge of panicking about this little guy
Thanks either way

 

[ShannonR]

Eye dropper and milk of some sort? Honestly, I dunno...

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

So cute and tiny!

This should help some,
https://animals.mom.me/age-can-mice-start-eating-solids-10010.html

Are you going to keep it once it grows up?

If you do, what are you going to name it? It should have something to do with how/where you found it.

 

[Ebony Rose]

So... you wanna keep it as a pet... Mkay. A fish tank with a wire screen on top would make an excellent home. They like to use hair, clothing "fluff", shredded paper etc as bedding. Toss in a few hidey-holes made from repurposed cereal boxes (which they'll chew), margarine tubs and the like. Mice are omnivores, meaning they eat plants, fruit, vegetables, seeds, grains, insects. You can buy mouse food at pet shops, but they also LOVE variety. They also, like rabbits, eat some of their own poo; It helps keep their gut healthy.

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

So... you wanna keep it as a pet... Mkay. A fish tank with a wire screen on top would make an excellent home. They like to use hair, clothing "fluff", shredded paper etc as bedding. Toss in a few hidey-holes made from repurposed cereal boxes (which they'll chew), margarine tubs and the like. Mice are omnivores, meaning they eat plants, fruit, vegetables, seeds, grains, insects. You can buy mouse food at pet shops, but they also LOVE variety. They also, like rabbits, eat some of their own poo; It helps keep their gut healthy.

A glass fish tank with a wire lid should work. After done a load or two of laundry you can put the lint in the tank for him/her. Paper towel tubes can be used as hideouts, I know my gecko loves his.

(Don’t mind the tail... life happens )

 

[MochaDuck]

So cute and tiny!

This should help some,
https://animals.mom.me/age-can-mice-start-eating-solids-10010.html

Are you going to keep it once it grows up?

If you do, what are you going to name it? It should have something to do with how/where you found it.

Thanks
I would like to keep it in some ways, but I feel bad taking wildlife from the wild any longer than nessasary. I'll have to see (if it lives) how humanized it is. Whether or not I'll keep it I'll name it. I'm thinking either Cotten or the name of the star that the blonde elf gives Frodo in LotR and I can't spell it's name

So... you wanna keep it as a pet... Mkay. A fish tank with a wire screen on top would make an excellent home. They like to use hair, clothing "fluff", shredded paper etc as bedding. Toss in a few hidey-holes made from repurposed cereal boxes (which they'll chew), margarine tubs and the like. Mice are omnivores, meaning they eat plants, fruit, vegetables, seeds, grains, insects. You can buy mouse food at pet shops, but they also LOVE variety. They also, like rabbits, eat some of their own poo; It helps keep their gut healthy.

Thanks.
I would like to return it to the wild, but I need to wait and see what happens first.

 

[MochaDuck]

That little ungrateful mouse tried to bite me!
I was petting it with my finger and it got freaked out and tried to bite me. Thankfully it either has no teeth, and/or my gloves were thick enough that it didn't penetrate them. Either way, my hand is safe.

Ok little mouse, I'll give you some space. At least it's feeling ok apparently.

 

[ShannonR]

That little ungrateful mouse tried to bite me!
I was petting it with my finger and it got freaked out and tried to bite me. Thankfully it either has no teeth, and/or my gloves were thick enough that it didn't penetrate them. Either way, my hand is safe.

Ok little mouse, I'll give you some space. At least it's feeling ok apparently.

If you are wanting to release it, might be a good idea to limit the petting and unnecessary contact.

 

[cassie]

If you are wanting to release it, might be a good idea to limit the petting and unnecessary contact.

People tell you that, but in my experience in raising wild animals it isn't necessary. Wild animals are wild animals, and whether you pet them or not, in most cases isn't going to make much difference. The difference between wild animals and their domestic counterparts is the way their brains are wired.