| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Mice | 7/7/2008 | Panya |
Q: i bought a mouse from a pet store. he was not in good shape, but his coat has got better and he is ...
A: You did the right thing by changing his bedding as some types carry small particles such as sawdust. ...
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| Found a baby mouse in paletes | 7/5/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: About a day or two ago I found a baby rodent. It looks alot like a mouse or rat I can't tell. It has ...
A: 7-8 days, awesome. You can wean him off liquid food at about 3-4 weeks or when you see the teeth ...
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| Pulling out her hair? | 7/4/2008 | Panya |
Q: I have one female mouse at the moment, Krile. I've had her for about a month or so and up until this ...
A: I'm sorry this happened. This must have been very stressful for you and the mice despite the fact ...
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| mice | 7/4/2008 | Panya |
Q: In the 1st week do mice put weight on every day till they have the babies or do they start putting ...
A: I have never weighed my mice though I would expect a gradual weight gain and perhaps more rapidly in ...
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| mice | 7/4/2008 | Panya |
Q: Well yesterday we weigh the female&at 1st she was 30 then yesterday she was 31 so thats mean either ...
A: You can ask me as many questions as you like - I'm here to help. The females can be kept together ...
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| Found a baby mouse in paletes | 7/3/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: About a day or two ago I found a baby rodent. It looks alot like a mouse or rat I can't tell. It has ...
A: You can feed the baby Soy baby formula, normal baby formula, and Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR). If ...
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| two males in together | 7/3/2008 | Panya |
Q: We have just started keeping mice.We had 3 females and 1 male. they were housed in a very small ...
A: I wouldn't recommend breeding mice until you are very familiar with them so remove the male as soon ...
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| mice | 7/1/2008 | Panya |
Q: now when i looked at the girl the other day i noticed that her hole was red&open but the other girl ...
A: Mice ovulate every 3-4 days and during this time the vagina can become swollen. This is nothing to ...
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| itching mouse not mites | 6/30/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Hey Natasha, I am 12 years old and recently my mouse has been unwell. He is about 8 months old and ...
A: I'm afraid it is time to go to a vet. The vet will be able to test a skin flake to diagnose the ...
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| Injured and orphaned baby mouse | 6/29/2008 | Panya |
Q: i woke up 3am to squeaking and chirping that didn't sound normal from the mouse cage. i checked to ...
A: I'm guessing these babies are under 7 days old. It is fairly common for mother to eat some of the ...
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| Infant Wild Baby Mice | 6/29/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Yesterday my mother and I opened a construction box and found 3 baby mice sitting alone. I couldn't ...
A: Your foundling mice are between 3-7 days old! At 7 days they will have a full coat of fur. At 14 ...
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| blind mice? | 6/28/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: i would like to find out how to tell if a mouse is blind? are there any tests i can do to tell if ...
A: I think it might be hard to tell. Mice use their tales and whiskers more than their eyes to identify ...
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| mouse | 6/27/2008 | Panya |
Q: so what would you suggest doing i don't want the male to kill the babies when there born+my sister ...
A: The male won't kill the babies when they are born because you have to remove him a few days before ...
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| introducing a new female to a pregnant female | 6/27/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Hey, i was wondering if our two females will get alone. we introducewd them to each other when the ...
A: There is no harm in trying. Most females will pair well together, but sometimes they just have ...
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| Inner Ear Infections | 6/27/2008 | Natasha |
Q: my 1 year old mouse (Shadow) has an inner ear infection. shes been to the vet and is on antibiotics ...
A: Shadow definitely doesn't need any other antibiotics. The bacterial infection should be eradicated ...
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| mice | 6/26/2008 | Panya |
Q: we've had them 4mth now I've tried putting 1 of my sons female girls in with he brown 1 they are ...
A: I'm sorry you lost one of your mice. Squeaking from the female during mating is quite common. Some ...
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| mouse pup sex differentiation | 6/25/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: I want to know that how can we differentiate the sex of mouse pups in their first week of life?
A: It's quite difficult but possible. If you compare the distance between anus and genitalia of a male ...
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| mouse breeding | 6/25/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: i have just put my 4 month old mouse with my male 6 month old mouse. i am planning on keeping them ...
A: I would put the female with the male until she is visibly pregnant. Otherwise the chances of success ...
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| Please help my little mice! | 6/23/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: I have had my little female albino mouse (Bella) for about one and a half years now and she lives in ...
A: Well I'm glad Binkie improved and the matted fur on Bella's back could be caused by two things, ...
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| Mice | 6/22/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: Is a female mouse able to feed baby mice though did not give birth to them? How do you know when ...
A: Mice cannot take care of babies that are not their own because they won't produce milk in most ...
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| Please help my little mice! | 6/22/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: I have had my little female albino mouse (Bella) for about one and a half years now and she lives in ...
A: Females don't usually fight and usually it's older females who will bully younger females. This of ...
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| Mice | 6/21/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: Is a female mouse able to feed baby mice though did not give birth to them? How do you know when ...
A: Dera Rachel, thank you for your question. Some mcie will produce milk for babies that are not their ...
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| mice births | 6/21/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: i would like to find out how mice pups are born. is it head first or tail first? also as the pups ...
A: I'm pretty sure it's head first, but it's pretty hard to see becuase the mother pulls them out quite ...
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| newborn wild mice | 6/21/2008 | Natasha |
Q: I just found 2 little baby mice in my backyard (our cat killed the mother.) They haven't even opened ...
A: The babies are less than two weeks old. If they have a nice coat of fur, they are over one week. ...
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| pregnancy question. | 6/20/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: whats the earliest age a female mouse can get pregnant? i bought two tiny black and white female ...
A: Female mice can get pregnant at about anywhere between four to twelve weeks so they could be ...
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| sneezing/Baytril | 6/20/2008 | Natasha |
Q: I have some unused liquid backtril(expires in aug) that was for my pet hamster who passed awaya ...
A: It is very important to keep mice warm at all times. If the room is cold, try a heating pad under a ...
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| Mouse Injuries | 6/20/2008 | Natasha |
Q: So I have three fancy mice. I bought them from the pet store with them all together and they lived ...
A: What you are finding out is the sad fact that male mice don't live together well. Sometimes ...
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| poorly mouse | 6/19/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: hi i have just found a mouse with a 1cm cut on its tummy and was wondering what to do with it i ...
A: Clean the wound with Hydrogen Peroxide, found at most drug stores. Dilute it to a ratio of 1 part ...
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| mouse urine | 6/18/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Just wondering if mouse urine smells like cat urine? We have mice that get in the house from time to ...
A: Mouse urine doesn't really smell like cat urine; but because all urine (even people's) contains ...
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| baby mouse | 6/14/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: I found a tiny baby mouse while mowing my grass yesterday. It is extremely cute. I looked and ...
A: Feed him KMR (Kitten milk replacement) through a syringe without a needle. Keep him warm at all ...
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| poorly mice | 6/10/2008 | Panya |
Q: i have 2 female mice that are about 18 months old now, mini the smallest of the two has lost her ...
A: 18 months is a good age for any mouse. Unfortunately this is when their health starts to deteriorate ...
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| mouse eye infection | 6/9/2008 | Natasha |
Q: so my mouse rocky had/has an eye infection, or that's what i believe it to be. one day i looked at ...
A: Poor little Rocky! If he was fine before, I don't think it has anything to do with the wood chips. ...
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| WHITE MOUSE PET | 6/9/2008 | Natasha |
Q: WE HAD TWO MICE THOUGHT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ONE HAD LITTLE SORES ON ITS BACK BY TAIL AREA, ...
A: I haven't had that exact experience, but I can tell you what I would do if it was my mouse: I would ...
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| white mouse lost hair and skin on back | 6/9/2008 | Panya |
Q: we had two pet mice, the one had what looked like to us bite marks had little spots of raw skin on ...
A: It may be a result of fighting especially if they are two males. It also could be an infection most ...
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| orphaned field mouse | 6/9/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Background: This past Saturday, I was in the Park--it was nearly 94 degrees and, when a friend went ...
A: How on earth did it get there and its family not be washed out too? It was obviously meant to be ...
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| Corn??? | 6/8/2008 | Natasha |
Q: Sorry to be a question piggy, but there is so much to learn. Anyway, I have read that corn is bad ...
A: Denise, Corn is a staple of mouse foods. Mice have eaten corn for thousands of years. Not always ...
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| Bedding choices | 6/8/2008 | Natasha |
Q: We have just gotten our 3 girlie albinos. What fun! They are just 4 weeks old now, so we are trying ...
A: Glad to hear about your new squeaky friends! Now is the time to hold them a lot. I hold them at ...
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| How did she die? | 6/8/2008 | Natasha |
Q: You might not know but I am just curious. When I had Haru, I also had another mouse with her. They ...
A: I'm so sorry about little Haru. Haru could have died from something like a stroke or heart ...
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| How to take care of an orphaned baby mouse | 6/8/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: My nephew found 3 baby mice on his driveway. One was alive and the other two were dead. I brought ...
A: I'm going to give you some more links to web sites that might help but to me it sounds like you're ...
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| male mice fighting | 6/7/2008 | thepinkllama |
Q: My male mice are fighting...again.. its only one, but the others kinda fight back after the fight is ...
A: You need to go buy a new cage from the store or that male mouse will seriously injure or kill the ...
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