Field Mice Pinkies

[heidiann]

Could anyone direct me to a good site on rehabbing field mice? Or if you have any info or experience of your own to share. My 11 year old cousin found 3 w eyes closed yesterday and my aunt & uncle are all for letting & helping her raise them. Right now they're on pedialyte but I know they need to get on some milk. KMR & Beneback? I also found a homemade KMR solution & yogurt. It just wasn't specific on timing or amounts.
Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks

[hazel]

I'd suggest you look at the website for the Rat and Mouse Club of America!

www.rmca.org

I'm sure you'll find everything you need to know on their site.

Good Luck! :thumbsup

[Mars]

Good morning,

I feed mice on esbilac same as squirrels with good results. You need a to go very slow. Sometime you can get them to suckle from a latex make up sponge. Cut the sponge to a tip and soak it in the formula, tap it off and see if baby will except it. Other times they lick formula from your hand from a very thin coating. Watch their milk line to determine how much and how often to feed. :)

[heidiann]

Thank you both very much. I'll foward this info to them.

[Mrs. Jack]

field mice!

[NaturesGift]

I have raised them on esbilac. though I have never had success getting them to suckle on a cloth or a sponge.

what I do is buy a 1cc syringe with needle and .. I file the needle down till its flat and dull. and they suck like squirrles do on that. :thumbsup3

[justmare]

Sharon Dubois wrote an excellent article for RMCA years ago, but everything should still apply.

http://www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm