What age do baby mice have to be before you can hold them?

Answer 1

I'm not to sure,depends on if you have orpahned mice or mice with it's mother. I am taking care of 1 orphaned baby mouse now. I just set him on paper toweles and a sock to keep him warm. I am just changeing the papertoweles every other day. He's about six days old and hes doing great. If you have baby mice with its mother that hasent opened their eyes yet or JUST opened them, I wouldent mess with them. I'm not a professional so don't take my advise if you don't think I'm correct.

AnswerWait until you know the babies are a week old. And even then, avoid the mother's nest area and only clean the rest of the cage, leaving the nest undisturbed.

for sure you should not even consider cleaning a cage with baby mice until they are beginning to move around the cage on their own about 4-5 weeks of age. I am a long long time mouse and rat owner.

Answer 2

i have already bred mice and have some right now and more on the way i usley wait till they are two weeks or at least till their eyes open because if their eyes are not open they cant defend them selves and are still eating from their mom at that time i would star giving them hard food at two and a half weeks and u can have two females in the same cage if they are pr ego and when they have the babies they will help each-other and if u fallow these steps u will have healthy babies good luck

Answer 3

Once they get fur you can start to handle them. Newborn mice should be moved by cupping your hands together and scooping up all at one time (example for cage changes)

Answer 4

Once they have hair on them and they are moving around the container that you have them in.

Answer 5

Females should not be bred for the first time until they are 8 to 12 weeks old.

Answer 6

First you take the mice out of the cage and put them in a little box with bedding water and food. While they are in that box, clean the cage. Then put them back in their cage