We found a wild mouse a few days ago hiding out in the barbeque and the kids I'm with wanted to keep it as a pet
I doubt it would live long since it's wild, but it's still alive and running around the tank we put it in
It barely eats any of the food we put in (cheese, carrots, berries, vegetables)

Well we found out it just gave birth to 1 baby, but it's dead
It really looks like the mouse ate its baby cause we can just see the head with a bit of blood under it
The kids think it ate the baby but I think it could've just died during birth

Would there be any reason for it to eat its own baby?
Also it's likely to have more, what should we do or put into the tank (besides setting it free) to make sure the others don't die too?

e/
Just found out it could be stressed or lacking food/nutrients which is why it eats its babies o_o
What should we do for it to make it better?

This post was edited by ELC on Jul 9 2012 05:54pm

I dont think wild animals should be kept. Especially if it isnt domesticated. You could be causing him harm on the long run without knowing it. :/

Keeping a wild animal ( not domesticated ) is not a good idea, you don't know what infection may it have and it may bite the children.

Well don't matter no more cause it died and its 7-something babies went with it :|

dafuq...

my thoughts exactly.

mesed up

I was thinking the same...

You need to put that poor mouse back where he belongs out in the woods...................

if it can do barrel roll then keep

When I was younger my mom had a bunch of mice as pets, in those awesome cage things with those tunnels and whatnot.

Thats where I learned eating your babies was okay.