What do you feed a baby mouse?

Question

The mouse we found in the wild and the baby was left, but its eyes aren't open yet and it has fur. How can I save it, and what do i feed it?

Answer 1

get some baby formula and a syringe bottle feed like this every 4-6 hrs if you have time 2-4 hours keep the baby warm!!! i had 13 rats and there parents both died the day they were born! i took care of them like that and they lived for a long time!

Answer 2

The same thing happened to me once and after a lot of hard work, I now have a healthy, adult male deer mouse. What I did was kept him in a container (actually I used a spare rodent cage I have but a container will work) and keep it warm, with bedding and something to keep it warm, such as a water bottle with warm water or a heating pad underneath the box, so it won't get too hot. Every three to four hours (even at night) feed it warm KMR (Kitten Milk Replacement) with a syringe. I've heard people use other milk replacement but KMR worked for me. After feeding it wipe its rear end with warm water on a q-tip, as that ables it to p**p. Once it gets older, you can gradually soak cereal or rodent food in the milk and eventually it will be able to eat whole food. As for when its older, I've heard that you have to keep it since it won't be able to survive in the wild since you've imprinted on it but I've heard otherwise too. My advice, do lots of research. I kept the mouse I rescued just to ensure its safety (and because I have a lot of cats). Here's some links to give you more info: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Rodents-1607/...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

http://www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm

Answer 3

http://www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm

this should help, i hope

Answer 4

Hand feeding a mouse is a huge commitment. Depending on age, it will need feeding as often as every 4 hours. There are also other responsibilities including stimulating the bowels and keeping the proper temperatures.

Handling any wild animals is also a big risk for yourself. Even a harmless baby mouse can transmit illnesses to you just through contact.

If you have any doubts about being able to commit, please find a local wild animal rehab centre and drop it off there. They are trained to raise wildlife, and release it when it is healthy enough.

Please read these:

http://www.afrma.org/rminfo8.htm

http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/orphaned...

http://www.geocities.com/pinkrock24/hand...

http://mouseranch.com/FYI/orphans.shtml

I will add that you shoulod NOT feed it cow milk, and especially no creams!! In those sites, you will find proper nutritional requirements that their formula must contain, and you will need to find a formula that matched those values. Kitten formula usually is fine, but some (not all) puppy and baby formulas are too high in protien and fat. Goat milk is another suitable replacement.

And do NOT give it watery vegetables like lettuce! Young babies should not get any treats until a few weeks old. And iceberg lettuce can lead to digestion problems and even death in adult mice, so that is somethign you never feed a mouse of any age.

Answer 5

I wasn't sure if I read your question correctly.  If I understand, you found an orphaned baby mouse?  If the mother is still alive, you should let her take care of it and leave the baby alone, if not, here's some help.

This is a great site to read through about care for baby orphaned mice:

http://www.afrma.org/rminfo8.htm

To sum up the pertinent information, you should try and get the baby mouse to another mother mouse so she can take care of it.  If that isn't an option, unfortunately, the outlook for this mouse isn't good.  

You have to feed a baby mouse every 2 hours.  Your best bet is to buy the powdered formula (KMR® (Kitten Milk Replacer); Esbilac® (puppy formula); Enfamil (without iron)) as it will last longer and is easy to make.

You'll need a baby bird syringe to feed the baby mouse and after it's done eating you'll have to stimulate it's abdomen with a warm cloth to get it to digest properly.

There is far more detailed information in the website that can further help you.

Hope that helps and good luck!

Answer 6

try give it some whole cream milk that will act as the milk and try some watery foods like lettuce of somin like that nice that u would do that though good on ya