Mice needing homes - Surrey (but can travel)

Contact/organisation details: Starlight Trust Animal Rescue
Does the animal have rescue back up?: Yes
Location: Surrey
Number of groups: 3

Group: 1 - the neutered boys
Number of animals: 9
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy Mice
Sex: Male
Age(s): Born November 2008
Name(s): Brains, Gilbert, Harley, Marblecake, Virgil, Arnie, Duncan, Patrick and Steven
Colours: Various - see pics
Neutered: Yes
Reason for rehoming: These boys were all part of the big welsh mouse rescue last year. A man in Wales allowed his mice to breed out of control and ended up with about 1000 mice in his house.
Temperament: Generally friendly and easy to handle
Medical problems: None apparent but these mice are not well bred and may have problems in the future
Neutering: Yes
Will the group be split: Yes, these boys are all to be homed singularly to live with female mice
Transport available: We will appeal for help with getting them to their new homes
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Brains


Gilbert


Harley


Marblecake


Virgil


Arnie


Duncan


Patrick


Steven


Group: 2
Number of animals: 3
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy Mice
Sex: Female
Age(s): Born November 2008
Name(s): Heather, Gypsy and Lacey
Colours: Gypsy is chocolate, Heather and Lacey are broken champagnes
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: These girls were all part of the big welsh mouse rescue last year. A man in Wales allowed his mice to breed out of control and ended up with about 1000 mice in his house.
Temperament: Friendly and easy to handle
Medical problems: None apparent but these mice are not well bred and may have problems in the future
Neutering: No
Will the group be split: Only if homed with one of the neutered boys above
Transport available: We will appeal for help with getting them to their new homes
Other

Group: 3
Number of animals: 2
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy Mice
Sex: Female
Age(s): Approx 1 year
Name(s): Libby and Lois
Colours: Lois is himalayan, Libby is broken black
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: These girls were all part of the big welsh mouse rescue last year. A man in Wales allowed his mice to breed out of control and ended up with about 1000 mice in his house.
Temperament: Friendly and easy to handle
Medical problems: Libby and Lois have some small growths on their skin which have been identified as benign blocked sebaceous glands. These are not a problem in themselves and are highly unlikely to need any treatment. However they do indicate underlying genetic problems and others with these lumps have died suddenly at a young age.
Neutering: No
Will the group be split: No
Transport available: We will appeal for help with getting them to their new homes
Other: STAR will cover any future vet bills for these girls. We will be looking for an experienced mouse home for these girls please.

If you can offer these any of these mice a home please visit our website and complete an application form

for them all

Oh I love mice! I miss my fancy mice.. Hope they get homes soon. Have you had any intrest?

Yes some

Not enough though

Neutered boys - Gilbert is reserved, the others are still looking

Girls - Tragically Lacey passed away last week after developing aggressive lymphoma Heather and Gypsy are reserved to go to their new home with Gilbert.

Libby and Lois are still looking

We also have six girls coming back from foster care next week so I'll put more details up about them soon.

Group 1 - Gilbert is homed, Virgil is reserved. This leaves Harley, Patrick, Steven, Duncan, Marblecake, Brains & Arnie.

Group 2 - Homed.

Group 3 - Libby and Lois are still looking and I now have pics -

Libby


Lois


Lois is showing off her lumps in that pic. As you can see they're not especially pretty but they don't bother her or cause her any problems.

We now also have the following girls:-

Group: 4
Number of animals: 6
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy Mice
Sex: Female
Age(s): Born November 2008
Name(s): Vera, Verity, Veronica, Valerie, Vivian and Viola
Colours: see pics
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: These girls were all part of the big welsh mouse rescue last year. A man in Wales allowed his mice to breed out of control and ended up with about 1000 mice in his house.
Temperament: Friendly and easy to handle
Medical problems: None apparent but these mice are not well bred and may have problems in the future
Neutering: No
Will the group be split: Yes into at least pairs
Transport available: We will appeal for help with getting them to their new homes
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Vera


Verity


Veronica


Valerie


Vivian


Viola


These girls will be looking for homes in at least pairs and can be mixed with one of the neutered boys above.

Last but not least there's Bruno

Group: 5
Number of animals: 1
Type/Breed/Variety: Fancy Mice
Sex: Male
Age(s): Not known for sure. At least a year but suspect 18 months plus.
Name(s): Bruno
Colours: Black and white
Neutered: No
Reason for rehoming: Bruno also came from the welsh rescue. On arrival he had been badly attacked by other mice. He is ok now but we don't feel that neutering him would be fair so he needs a home on his own.
Temperament: Friendly and easy to handle
Medical problems: Bruno's skin and coat were damaged by being attacked and haven't recovered very well. This doesn't cause him any problems, he just looks like a scruff bless him. As with all the welsh mice his breeding is terrible so other problems might occur.
Neutering: No
Will the group be split: N/A
Transport available: We will appeal for help with getting his to his new home
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awwww there so cute thought bout having mice years ago but didnt for unknown reason , are mice easy to handle ? do tehy have tendencies to bite ? are tehy suitable for a child aged 8+ ??

Pm'd Sarah for you Stuart

Elaine

Bastian wrote:awwww there so cute thought bout having mice years ago but didnt for unknown reason , are mice easy to handle ? do tehy have tendencies to bite ? are tehy suitable for a child aged 8+ ??

Handleability depends a lot on background and how much time owner puts in to building a relationship with them really as with any rodent. They're not overly bitey unless given reason to feel threatened. I wouldn't recommend them for children under 12 really as they are small, delicate and quite quick.

Poor Bruno, Have you had any response for him?

I've kept hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, guinea pigs and all sorts in the past. Where would he need collecting from? If it's not to far from me and if you guys are interested then maybe I could take him on board?

Who do I speak to for more information please?

Ive pm'd Sarah to answer your queries

Minabug wrote:Poor Bruno, Have you had any response for him?

I've kept hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, guinea pigs and all sorts in the past. Where would he need collecting from? If it's not to far from me and if you guys are interested then maybe I could take him on board?

Who do I speak to for more information please?

Nothing permanent. He is in a foster home so he can get more attention but this is only for a couple of months. He is currently in Clapham but could also be collected from Wallington, near Croydon.

If you could complete the application form on our website if you're interested or drop me a PM if you'd like more info

Thanks