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Help Please!!! We Need IT

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Question
Hi,
me an my friend recently found 2 baby wild mice how mom was killed by a dog. we really want to help them but are not experts on what to feed them. they really need help and we think 1 has a broken leg. 1 is not drinking and they arnt goin to the bathroom. they are on a heating pad. there were 4 other babies but the others were killled by the dog. we tried feeding them regular warm milk and 1 ate some but the other got scared cause it got in his nose. i bet they are used to their mothers milk and dont like regular stuff. Wea are in school right now and the period will be over soon.
please help us save these baby mice
Kim-LI and Emily
P.S they are at home with a sponge full of milk if they get hungry... but their eyes arnt open yet so we are really worried.
do you have any suggestions?
thanks.

Answer
You need to syringe feed the.  Use luke warm whiskas kitten milk and full fat goats milk.  They will not drink of a sponge and cows milk is bad for them.  They will need to be syringe fed approx 1ml of the milk mixture every 2 hours.  You should contact a mouse or rat breeder or the vets and ask for assistance. If you want to do it yourself then try.

After each feeding you must wipe the boby mouses genital area (bum area) with cotton wool which is slighty damp with warm water.  This will stimulate them to go to the toilet as they can not do it them selves.  Thanks
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