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Where Can I Find A Good Home For My Mice?
I've had my mice for about 4-5 months now. I started out with four males, but the largest one killed one of the others, so now I only have three. The problem is that 1) they constantly fight despite have two of everything (houses, wheels, food, water, etc.), 2) they smell horribly and this is with me cleaning the tank at least once a week and trying just about every remedy for the smell I could find in stores and online, and 3) they're very noisy, constantly squeaking and making noise, which is honestly the thing I'm least worried about though it is annoying when they wake me up at night. I've tried Petfinder and Craigslist and E-bay and haven't been able to find anyone to take them and none of my friends or family want them either. Is there anywhere else I can take them? And I am NOT going to kill them. They're super friendly, but I just can't have all three of them together and please don't suggest getting extra cages, I only have room for the one. The only option I see right now is to take them back to Petco and they'll adopt them. Please help!
As I said, I have NO ROOM for more cages. This is my first time owning mice and since I extensively asked the employee at Petco, who was supposedly a small animal specialist, about which mice to get, I would have expected her to tell me that having four males together was bad. As it is, she told me they would be fine.
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- SapienLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The are squeaking because they are either constantly fighting, or have respiratory infections. Normally mice are silent. Males should be kept alone, one per cage. Stuffing four in together was not a smart move. They are highly territorial and will fight as long as they are crowded. The simple solution is to get more cages to split them up. Males are also very musky, and keeping one per cage will eliminate the smell a great deal.
If you send them back to Petco, chances are they will wind up snake food. It's not their fault you bought them while being so unprepared and uneducated. In the end, it's your decision, I just hope you learn a lesson of responsibility here.
- 9 years ago
You should go infront of petco, and tell them you are selling mice. People will buy them as long as you explain to them that they are healthy, have been fed, and that you are selling one cage. Wait for a bit on craigslist. You should not automatically expect a response. It takes a bit and I would know. I got my guinea pig on Thursday the day before my birthday because I never got responses.(:
Source(s): Own 3 guinea pigs 2 rabbits, 2 hamsters, 2 dogs, 3 birds, and have owned Ducks, Chinchillas Sugar Gliders, You name it!
