I just saved this little guy from my dogs. He looks to be only a few weeks old. I found his mother dead with my dog nudging her as if he was saying "Come on! Wake up!!! It's time to play again!"
So this little fella is now an orphan who I am taking care of! If I don't foster him, I know he won't make it...we have too many birds, cats and dogs in my area...he will just get killed. And he doesn't have his mum to care for him anymore so I will be his new mummy
He is TINY! These photos make him look bigger then he actually is, lol. My brother wanted to name him so he is now Stewie Griffon. I know he isn't a common mouse from the way he walks. He looks to be more of an Australian marsupial or Aussie mouse. You can't see it in these photos but he has kangaroo-like legs and spreads them out when he eats, It's really cute He also can hop really high! His tail is black which isn't common in normal mice...well at least I think it isn't. Dad normally kills all the mice I find but this onehe is letting me keep because he says it is a native species! Yay! So happy
But I have never cared for a mouse before....rats I have but not mice. also my rats are GIANTS compared to this guy! What should I be feeding him? He is to small to eat pellets and his teeth aren't strong enough to bite into them yet. I am feeding him chopped sultanas and some crunched up Sultana Bran which he seems to love. He also likes rice bubbles. If this is wrong please tell me. I have water in a bottle cap for him to drink. Anything larger I am scared he will drown. I will get a bottle like my rats have tomorrow when I get paid.
Right now he is in a plastic aquarium (What my bredli was previously in, yes it was cleaned). He has newspaper as substrate, a climbing log, a food dish, drinking 'lid', fake plant and toilet rolls to climb in and out of.
Should I be giving him milk? He is a baby and I think he was still feeding off his mum......I don't know I just want him to be happy. Any help is appreciated! Sorry for the long post!!!!
I'll get some better pictures tomorrow.
Cheers-Sharkyy
So this little fella is now an orphan who I am taking care of! If I don't foster him, I know he won't make it...we have too many birds, cats and dogs in my area...he will just get killed. And he doesn't have his mum to care for him anymore so I will be his new mummy
He is TINY! These photos make him look bigger then he actually is, lol. My brother wanted to name him so he is now Stewie Griffon. I know he isn't a common mouse from the way he walks. He looks to be more of an Australian marsupial or Aussie mouse. You can't see it in these photos but he has kangaroo-like legs and spreads them out when he eats, It's really cute
He also can hop really high! His tail is black which isn't common in normal mice...well at least I think it isn't. Dad normally kills all the mice I find but this onehe is letting me keep because he says it is a native species! Yay! So happy But I have never cared for a mouse before....rats I have but not mice. also my rats are GIANTS compared to this guy! What should I be feeding him? He is to small to eat pellets and his teeth aren't strong enough to bite into them yet. I am feeding him chopped sultanas and some crunched up Sultana Bran which he seems to love. He also likes rice bubbles. If this is wrong please tell me. I have water in a bottle cap for him to drink. Anything larger I am scared he will drown. I will get a bottle like my rats have tomorrow when I get paid.
Right now he is in a plastic aquarium (What my bredli was previously in, yes it was cleaned
). He has newspaper as substrate, a climbing log, a food dish, drinking 'lid', fake plant and toilet rolls to climb in and out of.Should I be giving him milk? He is a baby and I think he was still feeding off his mum......I don't know I just want him to be happy. Any help is appreciated! Sorry for the long post!!!!
I'll get some better pictures tomorrow.
Cheers-Sharkyy
