Rescued a Baby mouse

[OrangishPinkishBlue]

Okay, didn't know where to post this.

First off, lookat it:

Second off:

Questions. I PLANNED on releasing the little dude... But, I was going to do so far away from our house. And at first I didn't care- after all, wild mouse, righ? but then I saw the weather. We're suppose to get REALLY bad arctic fronts coming in and what if the little guy doesn't make a home quick enough. D:

So I'm going to keep him/her for a couple of days. BUT i need to know some things:

Diseases that I can get from it?
Diseases my rat can get from it?
Guessing its age?​

 

[temblabamomo]

I dont know the first thing about mice or how to keep them until introducing them back into nature. But he sure is a cute little feller!

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[Ratlover2013]

Sorry I can't help. But he is adorable.

 

[Joanne]

I fostered a couple of mice this summer, and released them. I built them a release shelter. This website has lots of information and you can e-mail them with specific questions, especially about releasing this time of year.

http://mouseranch.com/FYI/releaseShelter.shtml

 

[SQ]

Hopefully you will be able to release him close to where he is from.
A release shelter as Joanne mentioned sounds like a good idea.
Also Jorats might have some ideas as she has wild mice living outdoors in a protected area.
If mice are released into unfamiliar territory, the mice already living there will see them as invaders and kill them.

 

[OrangishPinkishBlue]

Lil' update on "Munchkin".

We're suppose to be getting 5 inches of snow tomorrow and I still have little one. He/she already knows how to drink out of a waterbottle and I think I may have spoiled it a bit TOO much. I swear he's put on a couple of grams . If it warms back up soon, I found the perfect spot. There's an old deer stand pillow that's rain rotted in the woods. It's about 2 inches into the ground and when we lifted it up, there's all sorts of old nuts and bugs. So, little one will have fun with that when I release him!