Residing in our orphan room at present is a
selection of miniature rodents. Rodents are not every ones cup of tea, as
people tend to focus on big rats when you mention the word! But I can assure
you, the little furries we have are just delightful (and being small and furry
often equates with being really cute!).
We have a few mice and an infant vole,
individually housed and feeding off bird seed and a little smattering of
Farley’s porridge! On arrival, the tiny vole still had its eyes shut and had to
be syringe fed...a tricky task even for those with the most nimble of fingers!
Placing tiny milk droplets on the mouth of the vole encourages it to lap, and
observing it eventually feeding by itself is always a relief.
As the mice and vole have grown, so too has
the speed in which they can move! Cleaning out the tiny beasts is now a swift
and lively affair!
Sponsors of Stapeley Grange's Summer Wildlife Assistant Position
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