Here at Rothe Farms we have a number of pets, 6 of which are fancy rats. We have been keeping rats for over 3 years and enjoy their companionship. In March we had our first litter of rats. Mother had 15 kittens. We decided we couldn't live without 4 of the babies and the rest went to good homes.Yesterday I got a phone call from Patrick around lunch time. He explained that he was at his friend's house for lunch and that he discovered some baby mice. And since my husband has a heart for, well, he has a heart for a lot of things but he loves to care for baby animals.
So now we are raising 2 baby wild mice. Their eyes and ears aren't even open yet. We are trying to nurse them with puppy formula on paint brushes. They seem to respond to it and have been eating but I wish they would eat more.Today Patrick took the babies with him to work so he could feed them. Feeding with dosing syringe was successful, both babies got a good bit! And since they aren't able to eliminate on their own yet we have been stimulating their tiny butts with wet q-tips and Patrick had success today! This is good news and a great sign that they babies will survive!
So, lets see how this works out...
Ive got them sitting on my computer so its warming their box up a little bit...and some classic music playing in their box..do distract them from all the shop sounds.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet : )
ReplyDeleteHow amazing! Several years ago I raised a litter of five baby wild rats up until they were big enough. Then I set them free in a forest by a lake : -)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your babies!