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It looks pretty big to me. I think you would probably be ok feeding it normal rodent food and not worrying about the milk. It is at least at the point where it should take some rodent diet. I have had an adult female die while nursing and babies all did fine on their own when they were much smaller than that.

Yup she is going to the bathroom on her own. Also John.... she has been attempting to nibble on a small piece of kitten food today and also trying to get the grasp of cleaning herself... still a bit wobbly.

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It looks pretty big to me. I think you would probably be ok feeding it normal rodent food and not worrying about the milk. It is at least at the point where it should take some rodent diet. I have had an adult female die while nursing and babies all did fine on their own when they were much smaller than that.

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Thanks so much!

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No problem. Hope it helps a bit

Try soaking some rat blocks in KMR and see how that goes. The baby looks about 2.5-3 weeks old. Make sure you're stimulating it's bottom to go to the bathroom, otherwise he/she can get sick. Keep the fur clean too, don't want him/her losing hair from being dirty.

Also, a heating pad set on very low, put under one side of the box/kritter keeper, will help the baby stay warm, or get away from the heat if it needs to.