|
baby micee, please answer asap
um. this may sound strainge, but i am trying to raise a baby mouse that i saved from being fed to my freidns lizzard. as soon as i saw it i fell in love. i'm not sure how to raise it though so, if you could give me adivice? thanks so much!
[ ]
Want to answer more questions in the Domesticity category?
Maybe give some free advice about: Pets?
It isn't weird taking care of an inncoent animal. First, go to the vet and ask if he/she can get a shot...just in case if he/she bites you.
T.L.C.
Figure out what it eats online and books at libraries.RESEARCH A LOT.
Name it, lol
Small cage might be good.
]
you should bring it to a pet store and get professional advice about pet mice.
]
i wouldnt handle it too much unless it has fur. but i guess without the mother it doesnt matter.
i used to have pet mice. they stink. lol.
1. you need a cage, should be with a wheel and stuff
2. a ball for it to roll in out of its cage
3. mouse food
4. water bottle
5. bedding ( i only put it in the living area and the corners where they tend to go )
I would change the bedding every other day and clean the cage once a week. If not what ever room its in will stink.
hope i helped.
]
I suggest you go to a pet store and ask. I know that sounds strange, but they sell mice. Selling mice means they also raise baby mice. They could give you advice.
]
You can get him a little cage with some shredded up newspaper(wood shavings can kill them if they eat them). And an exercise wheel. Make sure to buy food for him. Hope I helped.
]
lol that's so cute.
I would suggest buying it a cage and some wood shavings. Remember to clean the cage every once in a while.
Go to your local pet store and pick up some seed mixes. Ask the sales associate which ones are the best type.
Buy it a toy, maybe a spinning wheel so it can get some exercise without running around on the floor and get stepped on.
]
Is it a tame mouse or a wild mouse? You can buy a cage and all the supplies including food at the pet store. Just remember, the Lizzard has to eat too!
Okay--you only rated a three, but you didn't say that it was so young that it's eyes weren't open yet. Until AFTER I answered the question. In that case you will have to get a very tiny eye dropper and some formula at the pet store and feed the baby about every hour or it will get dehydrated and probably die. It may not be impossible, but it is going to be very difficult to keep this young of a rodent alive without it's Mother.
]
aw! thats so sweet! your doing a very good thing! <br/>
<br/>
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
that site might help..i hope <br/>
<br/>
or
<br/>
You should feed it seed mixes that you would give hampsters, gerbils or rats. If that doesn't work at first try giving it healthy human food, they will most likely anything. If it's having trouble eating try giving it moist bread in milk because it's easy to swollow. - - - I found that on a website. <br/>
<br/>
I really hope I helped! <br/>
<br/>
♥ Christina
]
Mice are exceptionally timid but if you will talk to it after you bring it home and place it in a cage of its own, it will gradually become accustomed to the area and will petting, handling and talking you should get the mouse to be very tame.
As an older mouse will not adjust and become tame as easily. When the mouse gets to know you and trusts you it should climb into your hand and upward on your arm. You will have to be very careful and have a method of capture if it crawls from your hand or arm to the floor as it could get into a small area and you might not be able to locate it. A box would be a good thing to have in an emergency to capture the mouse. You would put the box down on the floor and when it goes to explore it you could just pick up the box or whatever container you have for capture and place it back in it's cage. You might want to try rewarding it with food when it comes to you and remember the more you handle it the easier it will be to tame the mouse.
When you go to pick up a mouse you will want to pick it up by its tail, don't grasp the end as you might harm the end by tearing the skin and its tail covering might come off. You will need to move quickly when picking up the mouse by its tail, so as soon as you have hold of its tail you need to lift it. Be careful as it might resist and bite you. You will want to take the mouse to the area where you want it by his tail and let it down, don't take much time in this movement of your mouse. When you want to grab it for some reason you might grasp fold of the lose skin over its neck and shoulders but just enough to keep it from turning its head and biting your hands.
I would suggest getting a cage that measures about six by twelve inches. You need enough room for an area to feed and water, a spot so it can take care of his daily elimination, a box that it can have a little nest, and you'll need room for it's toys. It will need enough room to play and run around without knocking over items in its cage area. Be sure to buy it an exercise wheel.
It is very inexpensive to feed a mouse and don't put out more than perhaps a teaspoonful of food a daily. It will eat mostly at night so you might decide to feed it right before you go to bed. If you put out perishable foods in the earlier part of the day and it doesn't decide that it's hungry until during the night you might have spoiled foods and endanger it's health. You can buy pellets for mice or even cubes of food or feed it some nuts, bird grain, seeds, brown bread or even bits of dog food. You can work out your individual feeding method with your mouse in just a few days.
Mice can get bite wounds if you have more than one mouse in a cage and these wounds can be treated with an ointment. It will groom itself a lot so it will clean the wound itself.
If your mouse seems at all depressed and has a discharge from its nose or has difficulty in breathing I would suggest checking with your veterinarian about medicine.
Sometimes a mouse will have diarrhea due to its diet, so make adjustments in its diet and if you feel it is necessary to consult your veterinarian you might want to bring stool samples.
Mice for the most part if taken care of properly will be very hard and have no disease. Just a little daily food, fresh water, and cleaning its area will make your mouse very happy.
Also, here's a book you can order about raising mice:
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
]
More Questions: |