I rescued a baby... mouse? Mole?

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It was about to be ran over. Currently is wrapped up in a shirt in one of my spare cages.

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Thats a mole, doesnt look like a mouse.

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Not sure what it is but it looks too big and hairy to be a garden variety mouse. I could be wrong though. Good save Moon!

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Are you going to keep him/her for a pet or set him/her free somewhere safer?

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What does its tail look like? Could be a baby groundhog.

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Squanchy is right, it looks more like a groundhog.

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Oooooh, it could also be a baby muskrat. It looks a lot like one. They’re usually pretty chill, but I remember one time when I was a wee lad I was chased by a rabid muskrat. The mail person saw me running past her, and then saw the crazy muskrat charging for us and she booked it too.

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@Moon Do you have a wildlife rescue organization in your area that takes in orphaned or injured wildlife?

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It could be a vole

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It’s tail is pretty short but not a stump. I’m not touching kt or getting close again because it has lice and I don’t want it to spread so it’s in a cage in a separated room.

I contacted a wildlife rehabilitator and they said to call in the morning.

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Pictures of a Vole on the internet look suspiciously like your specimen @Moon . That may be what you have there.

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Yeah I think moles have longer snouts

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vole anatomy

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This person wrote a pretty good poem about voles, also pretty humorous.

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I wish I could keep him :sob:

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I honestly don’t see why you can’t…people keep pet mice. As long as you learn his needs and what to feed him I see no reason why you couldn’t. And finding that out should be as easy as an internet search away.

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I don’t have the funds to treat his lice problem :confused: he needs kitten revolution probably and that’s like $40 which isn’t expensive just don’t have it right now. Plus he’s a baby so he needs special care

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Oh, ok Moon. You do what you think is best.

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probably best to get rid of it. they can carry diseases and are aggressive in captivity, also they only live for a year, also if its young enough that it still drinks milk, cows milk wont work. my friend found a stray kitten and fed it cows milk and it ended up dying eventually

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