Hey everyone! So, Midnight (My last mouse) had three cage mates before but they all recently died of old age :( Midnight is my newest and youngest mouse. She is also pregnant. What do I do? Will her loneliness affect the babies? Should I get her a friend even though she will give birth soon? Thanks everyone for the help!
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I think I'd worry that introducing a new mouse might also be stressful for her and could cause her to eat the babies when they arrive, especially now that you've mentioned she is close to giving birth. It's always so difficult to know what to do for the best.
She should birth and care for her new babies fine but keep things simple and quiet around her. Don`t feel you need to intervene right away or too often until she`s seeming comfortable with her new life as a mum. Mice are good mums and instinctively know what to do, so provide her with good protein sources AFTER the little ones are born with things like small dried mealworms. The babies particularly will benefit from high protein once they start eating solids.
Are you in the UK? Pesonally, I would let her have her babies and as they grow, you will possibly have a few females in the litter to stay with their mum anyway, so she will have company soon enough! Let us know when the little ones arrive. x