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it is more likely for adult male mice to attack baby mice if there are two male mice. There have been studies done showing that when mice receive sunlight, the males will not kill/eat the babies. You should place your mice in a room that gets plenty of natural light. However, it's best to keep your mice out of direct sunlight, especially if they are kept in a terrarium/aquarium as it can overheat.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoIt could be because the mother mouse needs proteins. Also, the babies could be sick. Mother mice usually do this if they feel that the environment is unsafe for their babies, or sometimes first time mothers will do it if they feel unprepared to take care of a litter. Next time, provide a safe hiding place for the pregnant mom where she can nest, like a box in the corner of the cage or just a darkened room. Then, leave the mom and babies alone for two or three days after birth. When you want to check the babies, move the mom out first and put her in a separate cage or a roll ball, rub your hands in the litter, and then check the babies. This way the mom won't be upset when you put her back.
If the mama mouse is very tame and trusts you, that might not be necessary, but better safe than sorry.
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∙ 16y agoYes. Sometimes the mother will eat their own young if there is too little food. Another female will also sometimes eat the young of another female.
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∙ 13y agoMouse parents will eat their pups if they are sick, there are too many, or for a variety of other reasons.
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∙ 11y agoYes. Male mice do eat there young
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Does a dad care for baby mice?
Male mice will not care for the baby mice but they will eat the babies.
What do all mice eat in the wild babies and audults?
Mice eat a variety of things. The adults eat seeds and maybe berries. The babies drink the mom's milk, until they are old enough to eat themselves. Mice are prey not preditors. They are strictly Herbivores.
Do leopards eat mice?
umm posting is kinda vague, leopards the cats probably eat mice if they really had to. leopard seals do not eat mice, becasue mice do not live in antarctica, and leopard geckos do eat mice. sometimes. just the little babies
Do wild baby mice eat cheese?
sometimes they eat cheese but they are mostly preferred to eat peanut butter and bacon. Wild mice do eat allot of things but if these wild mice are babies they wont eat the cheese they will feed of their mums milk
Does a rat have mice babies?
No, mice and rats are two different species. Rats have rat babies, mice have mouse babies.
What if the mother mouse won't nurse the babies and tries to kill them. What do I have to do to help them live?
Mice if threatened or babies threatened will eat their young to replenish their food supply to move on to birth again in a safer environment. There isn't much you can do. Other mice will not adopt the mice of females they do not know, they will eat them as well.
Are pink mice good for whites tree frogs?
Very large Whites Tree Frogs do eat baby mice. (Pinkies) Mice are not good for small frogs or babies.
Who makes more babies mice or rats?
mice do
How many babies do white mice have?
They have 8 babies.
Do mice die after they have babies?
No they do not die after having babies.
Can mice litters be put together?
Yes, they can. But concerning the mother, don't keep them together. Only have the babies with the mother when milk feeding them. The mother might eat the babies.
Do mother mice take back their babies after human contact?
Not always - generally they will reject babies that have been touched by humans., they will also sometimes eat their young after contact.
