Wow. Just found this sub. I study wild Peromyscus maniculatus for my PhD. Here are some pics. Yes I wear a P100 respirator 😎 enjoy squeak squeak

Lil' Acorn is doing just fine! And very attached to me and is always asking for uppies!

I found this little mouse while walking my dog, and I went back later to bring it some water and a bit of cheese (I know they’re not really supposed to have that).
When I watched it for a bit, I noticed it was a little unsteady on its feet, so I grabbed the transport box from my old hamster and gave it some hamster food, a bit of water, and some shredded paper towels.
Tomorrow, I’m planning to release it in a safe environment (there are a lot of cats around here).
How would you go about this, and would you even have helped it at all? 😅

Update: The mouse passed away this morning. I did everything I could, and she had actually been moving around much more and seemed a lot better. She could walk almost normally without falling. Today was the day I was supposed to take her to a caretaker, but unfortunately, I found her lying dead in her box.

Hiya, so I found this mouse on the road. I put it in a paper bag, and there was a little blood in the bag, so I'm making the assumption it was caught by a cat. I know the chances are slim of it surviving, so right now I have 3 options:
Humanely euthanise (what is the best way for going about this?)
Keep safe until death
Keep and try to save it
I'm in NZ and vets won't treat an invasive species like this-I also do not want to release an invasive species, so that's not an option.

Also-my cat is currently on antibiotics. Could I give the mouse a tiny drop of that to ward off any possible infections from the cat bite? Thanks
The fishtank is where I'm keeping it right now. I know it's not ideal, but it's all I've got.

mice and rats came in the other day.. usually I don’t like the rodents but I had a change of heart

I rescued white feeder mice and had to get another female as a companion for the one female, so I stopped at Petco and I couldn't not-take her home with me!! 🐁 Eeeeee so cute, look how photogenic she is!!

Today my husband was working in his shop and ran across this little lady. He has a lot of electronics for work there and she was in one of the machines with 3 babies. The 2 pictures where shes in the machine she is sitting on top of a computer power supply. Theres a old mobile home on the property so his friend and him put her and the babies in a box and relocated her to the old trailer. He said he saw 5 other nests. Anyway, when he moved her he also took her nesting. I hope mama and her babies will be okay.❤️

Cat brought this in this morning and let it loose in my bedroom. Managed to catch him and released him near some fields. Anyone know what kind of mouse it is?

Disclaimer: I did NOT set the trap, just found it while walking my neighborhood.

I was on a walk this morning and noticed someone had set out multiple glue traps around the perimeter of their building and had caught many mice on them. I was figuring out if I could cover them with something so nothing else could get trapped when I noticed this little guy just barely move trying to get out of the trap, it was obvious he'd been there a while and was weak. He was the only one on that particular glue trap and all the others had mice that were very obviously dead.

So I got a baggie and grabbed it, brought him inside, and started to gently work on getting him unstuck with vegetable oil. I got him off it and made sure all the adhesive was off his fingers/toes so they weren't stuck together, and gave him a bath in some warm soapy water to get the oil off. He's now in the temp tank I use while cleaning my snake/tarantula's enclosures with rags and paper towels and a heat lamp to keep him warm.

I'm wondering what to do now. He didn't seem interested in water or peanut butter I left for him and he's moving around but still a bit weak. I can't tell yet if his back leg(s) are injured or if he just needs to regain some energy but he's moving around occasionally, just not very well. I'd love any advice y'all have, even if it's to give me a better sub to post this to lol. I'm in the city and rehabbers won't do anything for him so it's just me for now. I could be totally off base here, but is he a baby? His eyes are open so not too young, but he still seems so small. He's smaller than (sorry!!) the frozen hoppers I get for my pet snake. I'm not super familiar with local rodents so I have no idea. TIA!

Edit: now that I think about it, I'm not even entirely positive it's a mouse instead of a rat??? I'm generally good at animal ID but I'm realizing rodents are a gap in that knowledge lol

Caught this little mouse this morning in our home (we have cats and it’s either we trap them or the cats find them) and noticed it has both gray and brown fur. Hadn’t noticed one like this before!

I hate so much that my step dad leaves glue traps around the house (even though I have repeatedly told him that I will take care of mice if I see them in a humane way of course, and I will take the responsibility of checking and leaving capture and release traps). He bought capture and released ones that are box shaped but what he didn't tell me until I figured it out was that he hides glue traps in the capture and release traps and not only does he do that but he never checks the damn capturing release ones.

So until we smell a tiny rotting corpse we have no idea that a mouse is in there and suffering and starving, and sadly that has happened before. How apathetic and sadistic do you have to be to not only do that but to take enjoyment out of it. Luckily I don't think it's been too long since he's been in the trap too too long. He seemed more hungry than anything.

Baby deer mouse. I think I already named him Oak or Pine. Any other name suggestions?

Seriously I don't want to let him go, but also how do I tell if the mouse is sleeping or if he's dehydrated or something? He ate a peanut I gave him just fine, and he didn't drink any water. So is he just sleeping or should I try to make him drink a little bit first?

Also yes this is a repost because of a title typo

lol

She's well taken care of, don't worry. The injury looks to be older and I can't catch her and take her to the vet, but they get food and water daily and have heaps of places to hide.

Surprisingly (or not, based on her looks) she is NOT the outcast. The other mice are scared of her. I thought the others would bully her away from the food and she'd only get whatever is left, but nope. They avoid her and when a mouse gets too close our little badass lunges forward and scares the crap out of them. She gets the first bite at the menu and she defends her right to a first bite!

Queen behaviour, I love her.

She’s been living in my house for a couple months making noise every single night but I could never catch her. Yesterday while laying on the couch she brushed against my leg with her fur and whiskers.

Today she got her mouth/teeth stuck in a towel and couldn’t break free. I carefully cut the towel off and she got the rest of the towel off herself. Gave her some food and water and let her rest for a bit. I then carried her to a location with lots of berries, shelter, and greenery, basically a forest.

I did call a wildlife rehabilitation but she was back to normal and there was no need.

I don’t know why I’m sad, but I miss her. I’ll miss the little noises at night. I’ll miss her trying to grab snacks when she thought I wasn’t looking, I’ll miss her playing with random items. I’ll miss the cuteness but she deserves freedom.

I know many people don’t like pests but I wish her the best in her new life.