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From:	crestern (82-32-73-105.cable.ubr02.bath.blueyonder.co.uk)
Subject:	Re: i have a baby field mouse
Date:	August 9, 2005 at 12:05 am PST

In Reply to: Re: i have a baby field mouse posted by Nicolle on July 3, 2005 at 11:40 am:

I have 5 baby field mice, and they have survived a few nights on crushed up guinea pig pellets mixed with water. You need to feed this through a medicine syringe without the needle on. The mouse is probably too young to feed itself if it will not lick the mix from your hand. That is why you need to put a piece of cloth on the end of the syringe attatched with an elastic band; it simulates the mothers nipple. Unfortunately, you need to do this every hour or so for a while, but its ok to leave them for about 6 hours at night. This is also to simulate the care of the mother. Because it has been found at a young age, it is unlikely it would survive well in the wild, so I give you this advice: keep the mouse if you can. It may be lonely, but thats better than shivering and cold in a bush waiting for a syringe to come down from the sky and feed it.

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