Baby mouse care

by Mommyk85 Tue 27 Sep 2016, 7:55 pm

Saturday I found an abandoned baby mouse in my shed. It has fur but not much and it's eyes are closed still. I immediately went out and bought liquid kmr for it. I have been feeding it every 3 hours for the past few days. I rub it's belly right after feedings, but noticed it hasn't peed on me yet. It does poop, but it's mostly liquidy. Last night I noticed it looked a little swollen in the belly and this morning it was squealing when I rubbed it's belly. I've been using warm water on qtips and cotton balls to make it go to the bathroom and still no urine. Only mostly liquid stool. I decided to switch it to Pedialyte for the day to maybe hydrate more and hopefully help it pass the stool? It started moving around a lot more and is now climbing all over everything and squeaking a lot. I am hoping this is a good thing? It's belly doesn't look as swollen. Just around it's butt area. Can someone please tell me if I am doing the right stuff here?

by Peachy Tue 27 Sep 2016, 8:40 pm

Welcome! Here's a thread with lots of information on caring for wild mice, adults and orphans... https://petmousefanciers.forumotion.com/t4-wild-mouse-mice-care-and-information

This one goes into a little more detail about raising orphans, under the "Hand raising" section.
https://petmousefanciers.forumotion.com/t42-caring-for-orphaned-mice

I'd guess that since he eats liquid, stool that's a little softer than you'd normally expect would be okay... though I've never raised baby mice so I couldn't say for sure. I do know that they're pretty wiggly, so if you're sure that he's comfortable I wouldn't worry about him climbing around. Hopefully the above info can help you ensure that you're doing everything right, it sounds like you're doing well. Smile

Good luck with him!

by Mommyk85 Tue 27 Sep 2016, 8:59 pm

Thank you.

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