On April 15, Deer Mouse #16-0185 surprised the staff by giving birth to five more babies! The babies were given patient numbers shortly after birth - #16-0282, #16-0283, #16-0284, #16-0285, and #16-0286. Based on the gestation period for Deer Mice, the mother mouse was already pregnant when she was admitted to the Wildlife Center in mid-April.
Fortunately, the first litter of juvenile deer mice was nearly completely weaned by this time, and the three young mice #16-0180, #16-0181, and #16-0182 were moved away from their mother into a separate enclosure.
from Wildlife Center of Virginia RSS http://wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/patient-updates/deer-mouse-16-0185-and-babies-0
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