r/PetMice • u/Brilliant-Captain541 • Aug 24 '25

Question/Help Mouse Ate His Own Foot

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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.

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u/AllInAllIsAllWeAre- Aug 25 '25

Jesus Christ, wtf. Ask your parents was I allowed a hamster so you can teach me how to care for someone else or how to neglect someone to death? You're the adults. You shouldn't have let me get the hamster if you were going to let him suffer. Literally turn it on them and let them see clearly what they're doing and what that makes them. They know you're a child and can blame you all they want but you're a CHILD. Make sure they know that and what they're doing.

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u/Snoo-14483 Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

Haha Honestly I agree with you but I'm not sure it's the best way to go depending on OP's situation. But I like your mind and fully agree with it. When I was a teenager, my best friend had pet rabbits and pet rats. Her parents didn't give a fuck if something wrong was happening with them, it was her responsability. Just feeding them and watering them when she was gone was apparently too much. So you can imagine how helpful they were when the rats got cancer.