Here he (?) is.... I picked him up yesterday from a family that found him out in the middle of field near the river in Scottsville, Va. They searched all day for any signs of a mom or sibling...nothing. That was sunday (I think). Their daughter has been in town this week, and she and her step father had been caring for him, but posted an add on craigslist looking for a new home for him. someone who could feed him, etc...around the clock. With Mike being home right now... he can have the day shifts and I started evening shifts last night. He weighed in at 3.5 oz last night and 3.9 this morning. I pulled 3 ticks off of him yesterday. Also... his umbilical cord fell off yesterday when I was cleaning him up/helping him potty. His eyes are still shut and giving his weight (although lower than it should be... supposedly they are born at 3 - 3.5 oz)... he is probably 5 or 6 days old right now. It was hard to get some good pictures of this little fellow.... But I hope you can see his white ears on his little black head. They are just too cute.
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It's so cute! It looks like a little hamster in some of those pics.
He is about the size of a small hamster... only 4 oz (or ~ 125 grams).... much smaller than the rats that I work with every day! (they are 300-400 grams).
Oh. My. Goodness. He's too cute for words! I'm glad you're taking care of him :)
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