happyWImom Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Just born, not sure when, but they are teeny, tiny, hairless, eyes not opened (don't even look totally formed). My dh was mowing, and the mom is-gone. So, now there are 3 little ones, and my dc want to "save" them. I think they are too small, but just wondering if anyone has any experience with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm sorry, but when this happens at our house I call the cats. Fortunately it doesn't happen too often, because we have the cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm sorry, but when this happens at our house I call the cats. Fortunately it doesn't happen too often, because we have the cats. ROFLOL. I was thinking something very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The best thing to do to save them is leave them in the grass around where they were. Mom will come back for them. I went through that a few years ago and put all the babies (like 12 of them!) in a shredded newspaper-filled glass fish tank I kept outside. Within the hour, the mom found them, jumped in and grabbed one by the neck and jumped back out and went somewhere. A minute later she came and got another one. I watched her take all 12 away with her. It was so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 "Here, Kitty Kitty Kitty" also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I saved a tiny hairless squirrel once. His mouth was too little for a cat bottle so I used a q-tip and swabbed baby cat formula on his lips. He would lick his lips and that is how I fed him until he was big enough for the baby cat nipple. You would have to keep them warm. I put an electric mat under the box the squirrel was in, making sure it was only low warm and there were no hot spots. The babies may not potty on their own and you'll have to simulate a mother licking her young. Gently stroke their tummy until they urinate. You'll have to feed them hourly in small amounts and there is no guarantee they'll survive. My squirrel did and when he was old enough we turned him over to a re-habber for introduction to the wild. It is a lot of round-the-clock work but if they survive it is so rewarding. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The best thing to do to save them is leave them in the grass around where they were. Mom will come back for them. I went through that a few years ago and put all the babies (like 12 of them!) in a shredded newspaper-filled glass fish tank I kept outside. Within the hour, the mom found them, jumped in and grabbed one by the neck and jumped back out and went somewhere. A minute later she came and got another one. I watched her take all 12 away with her. It was so cool. I took the OP to mean that hubby was mowing the grass and the mother won't be coming back, kwim? Maybe I'm just too macabre, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm sorry, but when this happens at our house I call the cats. Fortunately it doesn't happen too often, because we have the cats. This is what we do too. The cats love the treat and it's over quickly. Same goes for baby rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I actually tried saving some baby mice last year after my cat made them orphans. It didn't go well. I got KMR, tried moistening their lips with it, tried everything, but one by one they all died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/orphanedmice.cfm scroll down to hand raising baby mice. I would try to save them. It's just what I do. I just ran to the store today to buy food to hand raise a baby dove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm sorry, but when this happens at our house I call the cats. Fortunately it doesn't happen too often, because we have the cats. :iagree:Yes, the cats get a treat. ;) It's part of real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I tried saving my hamster's babies as a teenager, the hamster got out and went down the vent to the furnace...it took my mom 4 days to get Jeepers out of the furnace...stinky! Anyways, I tried with a medicine dropper, they all died. My nephew and his friends dug up a rabbit hole and brought home all the babies. I am not kidding you. Looking at him and his friend take these bunnies out of their coat pocket was like watching clowns pile out of the little car. They just kept coming. 14 baby bunnies in all that we fed kitten replacer, rubbed bellies, gave them crushed up lactose meds etc...nope, they all died. I think you can let your DC try to save them and tell him/her that they probably won't live but it will be a life lesson... or put them in the field somewhere and tell DC the mom came back and got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktwensel Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 We tried to save some baby mice here too. We called our local wildlife center and they gave us some tips, (ie, keeping them warm, feeding with an eyedropper, etc). They lived for about a day and they started to die. My dd was heartbroken. We then ended up with a guinea pig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I took the OP to mean that hubby was mowing the grass and the mother won't be coming back, kwim? Maybe I'm just too macabre, though. Oh. :blink::sad: Yeah, now that I read the OP again...I think that's what she meant, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouzel Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 If you don't have a cat, find someone who needs to feed their snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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