sproggie14 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Following the huge rescue of about 600 spiny mice, these guys have now passed their gestation period so are all now ready for homes. I currently have about 50 mice looking for homes in at least pairs or trios. Although they are an exotic species they are suprisingly easy to care for. They don't chew so can live in most types of cages with a bar spacing of about 1cm or less. They seem to do well on a basic hamster mix supplemented with some sort of animal protein such as mealworms or a small amount of cat food. They are surprisingly tame given their background and will come to the cage door to see you and happily wander about on you. They very rarely bite and when they do their jaws aren't strong enough to even break the skin. They are very amusing animals, full of fun and mischief and really quite clever. They all have their own little personalities so you can form quite a bond with them. These guys are based in Surrey but we can usually organise transport and we also have other mice in foster homes dotted around the country. So if you have a little space in your life for these guys they would really appreciate a home. Not only for their sakes but because they are of course taking up quite a bit of space in rescue through their sheer numbers. Space which we really need to be able to help other animals as well. They don't ask for much and they are so much fun to have around! Everyone who has met them has been well and truly smitten. If you would like more information about them please email me on [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosley Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I know there are several people waiting for a call back as they offered to take 20 or so spinies ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I know there are several people waiting for a call back as they offered to take 20 or so spinies ;) Not from me they didn't Get them to send me an email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosley Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Sorry, not from you, i didn't think to check from who it was ;) my apologies! She has a fear that you won't let her have the spinies as she is technically a rodent breeder *but* she doesn't breed the Egyptian Spiny Mice (and has no intention to breed from any animal she doesnt know its genetics). She is willing to take on the Spiny mice and rehome them herself if that is what you wish, she has taken in a good few rodent rescues and found them great homes where they are much loved! I wan't to check first with you about that issue before letting her know so she goes rushing about getting tanks ready if she isnt needed ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 We've had a couple of other rodent breeders foster them for us so that wouldn't be a problem. We'd ask her to run any homes by us first (these guys seem to be attracting a high proportion of nutters!) but if she wanted to foster and try to find homes herself that would be a great help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosley Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I will certainly get her to contact you then she has lots of huge tanks! If you are interested, her website can be found on google at thames valley rodents ;) just incase you want to look up more about her whilst waiting for her to contact you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I still have 16 spiny mice here looking for homes. Boys and girls are available in pairs and groups of four. Please email me if you're interested - [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I still have some spiny mice looking for homes. Full details here - http://www.sprogpages.co.uk/FosterMice.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezza Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I got my spiny mice on saturday, from a different rescue but I thought I'd post a few pics on here to bump up the thread They are adorable, I am soooooo in love with them. I have 4 girlies I can't think of any names for them at the moment though - all I can think of is boys names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I still have 3 single boys and one pair of boys looking for a home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I still have two single boys and one pair of boys looking for a home. All have been waiting nearly 18 months to start their new lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 The pair of boys are now reserved for a new home. The two singles have their own thread so this can now be locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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