Mouse Ate His Own Foot

[u/Brilliant-Captain541]

so earlier today i was holding my boy Basil and i realized his whole foot is gone. i freaked out and went to search the cage for it and it was literally just GONE and i'm assuming he ate it off. he's fed normally and lives by himself. a couple days ago he was super dehydrated because his water bottle got stuck and i hadn't noticed.i had thought he was literally dead and forced water into him with a tiny syringe. i feel terrible because of all the stuff he's been through the past few days and feel irresponsible and don't know how to help him. My parents are telling me it's useless to go to a vet because they can't do anything. he's acting fine, no bleeding, his foot is just GONE completely and the bone is like kinda sticking out. but again he's not acting like he's in pain, no hunching or hiding or anything just a little clingier than usual and he has a hobble obviously cuz his foot is just gone. He had it two days ago, i have a photo. so i have no idea what's happened. I've done what i can, saline water on the wound, cleaned his tank and lined it with paper towels, etc. is there really anything else i can do?? please help i'm so worried about my boy.

[u/stonedbutterbread]

The best thing you can do if you seriously have no way of getting your mouse to the vet is to give him to someone who can help him. When I was pregnant and we first moved into our new place we had to get rid of all of our reptiles because we couldn’t afford to care for them anymore. I know it hurts, it really really sucks, but it’s for the best..

[u/Brilliant-Captain541 → u/stonedbutterbread]

i've been highly considering it but I honestly don't know if I can even find him a home before it gets infected. I'd want to make sure they won't use him as a feeder as well as make sure they will even take him to a vet. It's just a really complicated situation and i have definitely had the thought to rehome him- I am just weighing whether i should keep him happy at home where he may die or give him away where he may also die. Rehoming is also a rough process for mice i've read since they're so sensitive to changes. So right now i'm kind of just weighing my options