Okay - That's good to know. The egg mixture is what we used to give our orphaned hamsters, and it worked pretty well. That was well before the days of readily available formulas, though, so we had to make do with what we had. I feel so old!
**URGENT** Orphaned Baby Mouse
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I've heard that you can add a drop of corn syrup or molasses to the milk replacer when trying to feed a mouse. Is that incorrect? I'm asking because my kids have tried to save mice (usually unsuccessful) and I'd like to know.
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Yeah, glucose is very important as it keeps energy up. I usually use warmed pancake or maple syrup and just put a dab or two on the top of the syringe. It usually helps them stay active and jump starts their systems. Same with electrolytes (unflavored or vanilla infant pedialite is the best).
Do you breed mice or is this one you found somewhere?
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Oh it's cute! I hope you can save it!
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Sadly, no... although that’s a great thought. I forget exactly why but apperantly it thins out the electorolytes in the pedialite or something.
I usually give an 100% electrolyte feeding for the first 2 feeds, then slowly transitioning (75% pedialite and 25% formula next feeding (two syringes), then 50% pedialite, then 25% pedialite, ect.) until you reach 100% formula. That usually means they are fully rehydrated, it often takes about a day or so for this. You can tent up their neck/back skin (be so careful on a baby this small!) and if it takes more than three seconds for the skin to go back in place it means baby is dehydrated and needs the rehydration therapy.
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So I should use a little pancake syrup to mix with her formula?
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I warm very small amount of syrup and then dip the tip of the syringe in. You don’t need a lot of syrup, just enough to get the little guy going onto the formula
How's little mousy doing?! I love this, so sweet! ...These first days/couple weeks are the toughest, mousy will need the most nutrition and attention (stimulation, warmth, etc).
When I was redesigning my chicken coop, I lifted an old pallet that had a nest under it...there were 8 little tiny naked babies wriggling around, and I felt terrible for ruining the nest! I couldn't put the pallet back down (for fear of squishing them), I couldn't leave them there (my chickens would eat them)...it was quite an emotional ordeal for me. I wanted to raise the whole nest of them (my husband drew the line! He was so mad that I would want to save a whole nest of tiny baby mice, when he's busy trying to..."manage"...mice in the house.)
I can relate, and I appreciate your heart for animals
Good luck with this tiny mousy!
When I was redesigning my chicken coop, I lifted an old pallet that had a nest under it...there were 8 little tiny naked babies wriggling around, and I felt terrible for ruining the nest! I couldn't put the pallet back down (for fear of squishing them), I couldn't leave them there (my chickens would eat them)...it was quite an emotional ordeal for me. I wanted to raise the whole nest of them (my husband drew the line! He was so mad that I would want to save a whole nest of tiny baby mice, when he's busy trying to..."manage"...mice in the house.)
I can relate, and I appreciate your heart for animals
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