Care of Mice and Rats

yes, sometimes you'll find them staring at something, and have a drop of drool on them.

it may be old age or the mouse might be sick. as strange as it seems some mice in a desperate attempt to relive stress from other cage mates' other pets and even you may pull out their own hair! other cage mates will sometimes pull hair out of another mouse to show dominance in witch case they should be separated. this looks a lot like ringworm.

Does (Females)

Angel

Love

Hope

Faith

Bliss (Blysse)

Sukie

Titch

Bucks (Males)

Bear

Barley

Teo

Shiye

Lufa

Bean

Bohdan

Bokeh

Bandit

Breeze

Ratty

(My rats names :D)

How about Cardinal Rat-Zinger? Or F-Rat-boy/girl?

EVERY DAY! a mouse need clean water and food every day. a mouse will usually get its own food all day but seen as it cant get out the cage, you must make sure that you supply it with whatever it may need.

It depends on the mother rat. If she trusts you after giving birth, than you may be able to touch a baby rat the same day it's born. Being able to handle them as early as possible allows you to check to see if they're feeding and check their overall condition. Otherwise, you could wait a day or two before touching them, especially if the mother rat seems wary. It is also advised that you handle the baby rats as often as the mother rat will allow, so that it'll be easier for the babies to bond with and trust humans.

Mice and rats vocalize for many different reasons, depending on what you are doing depends on why they are vocalizing. They could be doing it out of fear, excitement, warning you to stay away, or they could be doing it to say hey I miss you, or where are you, they could be saying I'm in pain or a number of other things. Also the are very mad or saying water or feed me.Again it depends on your relationship with them and what is going on at the moment they sqeak/chirp. My Rodents often chirp when I am cleaning their cages or when I "forget" to feed them {they get fed at the same time everyday and if I'm even 1/2 hour late they let me know it}LOL......... Kechara

Keep the baby warm. Pick it up and hold it in your bare hand, to warm it. It has no claws or teeth, and it needs to stay warm at all times. Keep him wrapped in a dish towel, or in a small habitat filled with tissue paper set half way (so the baby can move if it gets too hot) on top of a heating pad set to low. Be careful not to overheat the baby, as that may also cause dehydration which could lead to death. Go to the vet or Pet store. Get Ebilac (Puppy) or KMC (Kitten) Synthetic Mother's milk and an eye dropper. The baby is very fragile, handle it very carefully, and hold it upright. Squeeze some of the warm formula into a droplet at the end of the dropper and hold it up to the baby's mouth. Be very very careful to avoid getting it in the mouse's nose, as it will not be able to breathe. The mouse may not want to drink it at first, thinning it with some water may help. You will need to repeat this, a few drops each time (or until the baby refuses to drink any longer) at regular intervals through the day. Watch for bloat. This is a digestive problem where the stomach fills with gas and is very painful. If bloat occurs, place the baby, belly down on a heating pad and massage by taking index finger and thumb and placing on both sides just below the rib cage. Gently but firmly push in and back. Keep doing this for as long as you can. The baby also cannot go to the bathroom on it's own. It's mother cleans the waste from it's body with her tongue. Take a Q-tip and wash the baby's genitals in small movements until the baby goes to the bathroom. If there is black dried excrement clean it off as it may be blocking the release of new material. You should notice both liquid and solid waste releasing through out the day, or the baby may be dehydrated. If this is the case, buy pedia lite rehydrating solution and give the baby several drops. SPECIAL NOTE: If the baby refuses to drink, it must be given Lactated Ringers Solution by injection. The baby should be given the fluids under the skin, but you should learn how to do this from a vet before attempting it yourself. You will have to get the Lactated Ringers Solution from your vet anyway. If the baby is not given fluids, it will become dehydrated. You will need to keep the baby warm, fed and cleaned for up to two weeks before it will open it's eyes and begin to wander on it's own. You can start to ween it from the solution at about 4 weeks. You Can add a few pinches of crushed rodent blocks and may give small pieces of peeled apple or peeled grape to practice gnawing food. At about 5 weeks or so make rodents blocks available at all times and add other fruits and vegetables to it's diet. By 6-7 weeks Rodent blocks should be the main staple of the diet as formula feeding decrease. If this is a wild mouse that you are nursing back to health you should make preparation to keep it for life. It will not survive if released back into the wild.

When it looks fat! It might be pregnant or it might have a tumor.. You must put it to the vet incase there are any problems with it.

Everywhere. Rats are good at adapting to many environments, but they tend to take up residence around people wherever they settle. Any dark, secure hiding place with ample food and water nearby is prime real estate for a rat.

The best option is to place the trap so that it is only accessible via one entrance. Place lumps of wood on three sides leaving the "bad" end accessible. Don't leave any room for a mouse to get around the sides. Bait the trap with peanut butter - sticks to the trap arm, and mice love it.

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Best I could do with text I'm afraid, but should give an idea.

This should almost guarantee a catch. The main problem is that people place the trap in open ground, so the mouse can approach it from any angle, not the "kill zone". So it usually sets the trap off without the desired effect.

Try it - you won't be disappointed!!

Yes. But you need to consider a few things before you decide on how much to give...age, weight, amount of exercise (very important...this is a high calorie food), and the weather is another factor...hot weather and too much alfalfa can cause your pony to colic.

(see related question)

Talk to your vet to make sure you are giving the right amount.

Alfalfa is great when you need to get a horse to gain weight. It is like McDonald's to them: they love it and it is fattening.

If your pony is one to eat a LOT, make sure it has plenty of "grass hay"...this is a much less fatty food, and is easier to digest on a regular basis. It is also better in the summer time than alfalfa, especially when it gets really hot.

just remember mice are small creatures so they dont need that much water

if you have a bottle for your mouse then maybe fill it up about a quarter of the bottle (depending on how big it is i would recomend you fill it up a quarter if the bottle is medium size) but if you have a water bowl for your mouse then fill it up just under half the bowl also put a piece of plastic / wood that is safe for your pet such as a toy, in the bowl just in case the mouse falls in the bowl and it could drown :( MAKE SURE ALL MATERIALS USED IN THE CAGE ARE SAFE FOR MICE!!

i hope i helped :)

(currently owns a cute little boy mousey called Buttons :D) xx

Domestic ferrets have many forms of verbal communication. A soft clucking noise, referred to as "dooking",when playing or an expression of excitement. They will 'screech' as a sign of terror, pain, or anger. They will 'bark' if they are very excited. Finally, a ferret will 'hiss' if it is annoyed or very angry at another ferret or animal. Bottle brush tail - their tail will be up and hair bristled out - either excited or scared. The "weasel war dance" or "dance of joy" - the ferret will hop up and down and side to side in playing. The vocal sounds of a ferret are various

* The most common is a "Dook" (a clucking or chattering noise), usually when made when playing and is happy or excited, some ferrets or more vocal than others

* Screaming - a reaction to extreme pain or fear. In some cases, it may be anger as well. Investigate what caused your ferret to scream immediately - he may be injured

* Barking - when frightened or excited * Hissing - is a warning - depending on what they are doing - either upset, annoyed or agitated, in conflict, or fear to another ferret, animal or human. Some ferrets hiss regularly, it's just their way of talking * Squeaking, screeching - when playing, when jumping on another ferret, in some cases the ferret making the sound is upset with the other ferret. * Whining or Whimpering - when in discomfort, pain, or frightened, this is not a normal noise, and you need to investigate if heard. Continued whimpering in pain, or noises while going to the bathroom, take to the veterinarian immediately, as this could indicate a blockage. When they are happy or excited they may "dook", a soft clucking noise, commonly referred to as dooking

It is possible to not have veterinary expenses associated with owning a mouse. Mice tend to not live very long, and are not exposed to diseases from other rodents while they are pets. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any commercially available vaccines approved for use in pet rodents.

However, a yearly vet check would probably still be a good idea.

six to seven weeks.

A female mouse can get pregnant every five days. If you're looking to get your mouse pregnant, leave a male mouse with her for about two weeks, and weigh her. If she has gained a considerable amount of weight, then it means she is pregnant. So basically, mice will breed every five days, usually at night, although sometimes they might do it during the day.

A Rat, it has the same mouse tail, basically same everything, but mice are smaller, and rats are bigger, and male rats tend to be bigger than female rats.

mice can die from the cold because mine did. There was food for them to eat water to drink there cage was big enough and was clean and they could breathe through it and they were fine until it was a cold, cold day......

Determining the age of a hamster can be easy, as long as you have store-bought it. Think back to the day you bought your hamster, and add that time to 4-6 weeks and that will give you a rough prediction to how old your hamster is.

I think rats are definitely the friendliest rodent! I have had lots of them and they were all friendly. Rats are very sociable with people and other rats. they love to play and be petted. They can live up to 4 years and can become really tame. They are very active so you need to keep them in a safe, secure environment because female rats are very fast and would possibly escape. Once your rat is tame you can have lots of fun, adventures with him/her so I would recommend them to anyone.


If your not a rat fan, then you could also try one or two guinea pigs. They cost slightly more than rats because they require a lot of space and exercise. I have only had one guinea pig called Fluffy and he was a great friend of mine! Guinea pigs rarely bite and squeal so you can handle and cuddle them safely. If you want two guinea pigs you should make sure they have a lot of space in their hutch and that they are the same sex unless you want them to have babies. ( if you want them to have babies, you will need an extra hutch or cage for the dad so the mum and her babies can relax and not get stressed).
Male guinea pigs can hurt baby guinea pigs, even if they are his so make sure he is separated from them!

Yes. They prefer dim light or no light mostly because they are nocturnal. I had mice at one point and they never liked light. I have a rat now and he doesn't like light either! Hope that helped!

mice' eyes open at aprox. two weeks. they need to be able to nurse for at least a month before separated from their mothers.

If you need help with this question, please visit the site below. It has two great links on how to care for wild baby mice all the way into their adulthood or just until you can set them free in the wild once more. http://www.mouseranch.com/FYI/orphans.shtml ~ h2obaby716

Yes. Mice can die from shock.