sick mouse

Hey i just bought a mouse today cuz tomorrow is feeding day, i had him in a container for about 5 hours now its a clear container and i just happened to look at him real quick and i noticed he doesnt look right hes shaking and when he moves he seems like hes really dizzy or something, should i get a new mouse or is it ok to feed it to my ball

Could be overheating or doesn't have enough ventilation, maybe?

If they dont have proper ventilation their ammonia builds up fast and can cause problems.

But many things could be a factor but giving fresh air could be the quick fix.

the ventilation should be fine, i have him in one of the small critter cages you can buy at petco or pet smart for like 3 bucks, i even be nice and put some water in there for him haha

Need to give the mouse food as well. A non fed mouse is a dangerous mouse in with your snake.

Could still be ventilation issues, those little boxes aren't designed to be make shift homes for rodents, I'm pretty sure it even says on the box that they shouldn't be in there for more than 2 hours.

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Originally Posted by alexOATH

Could still be ventilation issues, those little boxes aren't designed to be make shift homes for rodents, I'm pretty sure it even says on the box that they shouldn't be in there for more than 2 hours.

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They're really only meant as carrying cases.