Young mice, male & female, West Wales

Contact/organisation details: Rhydowen Rodent Refuge - http://rhydowenrodentrefuge.webs.com/
Does the animal have rescue back up?: Yes, see above
Location: Rhydowen, Ceredigion, West Wales

Number of groups: 3

Group: 1
Number of animals: 5
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy mice
Sex: Female
Age(s): 5 months to adult
Name(s): None as yet
Colours: 2 brown & white, 3 black & white
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: Came via Freshfields rescue in North Wales from a large overcrowding case.
Temperament: Mostly good, some a little shy at first.
Medical problems: None, although one girl from this group was put to sleep due to a large facial tumour. None of the others have had any health problems.
Neutering: N/A
Will the group be split: Yes in to a pair and trio
Transport available: Some possible to other areas of Wales and Bristol, although please ask regarding other areas.
Other: Photos:



Group: 2
Number of animals: 2
Sex: Male
Age(s): Approx. 5 months
Name(s): None yet
Colours: 2 x beige & white (one with head 'pip' and some tan colouring)
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: From large Welsh rescue case via Freshfields rescue
Temperament: Good, although can be a little nervous at first
Medical problems: None
Neutering: N/A
Will the group be split: Rather not unless they fall out. They are both getting on really well to date.
Transport available: As above
Other: Photos:





Group: 3
Number of animals: 11
Sex: Male
Age(s): young to adult
Name(s): None
Colours: 2 x black & white, 2 x fawny beige & white, 1 x grey beige & white, 1 x toffee brown, 1 x toffee & white with small white blaze on face, 2 x black, 1 x black with pale tum and 1 x siamese with pale markings on back
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: From the North Wales rescue case
Temperament: Good, inquisitive and fine once held but not too keen on the intial picking up. None bite.
Medical problems: None
Neutering: N/A
Will the group be split: Yes into pairs or groups. Although if homed as a group their Perfecto tank can go with them to avoid them falling out when being moved to new accommodation.
Transport available: As above
Other: See photos below

There has been some interest in a pair of mice but nothing concrete yet

Some serious interest in the girls but nothing for the boys

their time will come

The boys are still waiting and the home for a pair of girls looks to have fallen through. The home for a trio of girls is still looking promising.

for these little ones

Elaine

are mice easy to handle ? do tehy have tendencies to bite ? are tehy suitable for a child aged 8+ ??

Pm'd Spider for you Stuart

Elaine

Hi Stuart,

Thank you for your enquiry. Mice are pretty fast and do like to climb all over you. However, they do not bite. I would say they were more suited to older children but responsible 8+ year olds should be ok. I really recommend the All About Mice website and forums for more information about mice.

Clare

thanks my daughter is 8 an is quite responsible , i wanted to get her a pet that was easy to look after but not so harmfull , ive had hamsters myself alwasy been biten by them but have had ferrets and rats an not once did i get bit .

I must admit that I'd recommend rats over mice for older children's pets just for the fact that they are a lot slower than mice.

I feel a song coming on now.............................

There's a Rat In My Kitchen

Still looking

Any luck?

Sorry for the delayed reply, we have been away for a few days.

The home lined up for a trio females has turned in to a home for a pair. We just need to confirm transport arrangements.

Sadly one of the remaining girls has developed a fast growing inoperable tumour in her groin and so is no longer available for rehoming. The two remaining girls will stay here as her companions until her time comes.

Nothing for the boys.

Not sure if that was clear before but to confirm we still have 13 male mice (living as a group of 11 and a pair) and 2 female mice looking for homes. A further two females are reserved pending transport.

The two reserved females have now gone to their new home. The pair of males have been split up as they were fighting. So that's two single males, a group of 11 males and a pair of females still looking.

Some individual photos of the male mice:

Nothing for these lovelies!