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Mice

dolly1

Hi I was just looking for advice on how to deal with something.  My daughter has been wanting mice for 3 years.  We said no and compromised on her last birthday and got 3 guinea pigs instead.  However she saids she needs to hold them and breed them!! She sets up "humane traps" at every opportunitey. I suggested finding a pet shop where they had mice and seeing if we could hold them but they have to be at home.!! When seeing a medical professional in the week she spoke about this need and the professional thought getting mice away from the home was accepteble ie at a local field.  She has seen this as yes you can have a mouse.

I can't stand mice, she has now caught 2 in traps and is keeping them in a tank in our garden.  I want to just get rid of them but this would be a complete betrayal to her and she wouldn't be able to deal with it as she now has the thing she wants more than anything in the world.  Has anyone any suggestions how I should deal with this, she is 14 and has Autism

Thanks!!!!

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  • The only logical reasons I can think of for not letting her have pet mice is that keeping them in a small cage or tank is cruel, and that wild ones can have diseases.

    I would tell her firmly that the wild ones are going to be very distressed by being caged, and let them free. Whether she likes it or not. Get rid of the 'humane' traps. 

    Then let her have a couple of (non-breeding) pet mice. If this is what she wants more than anything else in the world I would be thankful that she has chosen something cheap and low maintenance. At least she is not pestering for a pony!

    But do get a very large cage, with all the right equipment, so they have room to explore and play, and are not traumatised by their incarceration.

    Re you hating mice, I suggest hypnotherapy!

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  • The only logical reasons I can think of for not letting her have pet mice is that keeping them in a small cage or tank is cruel, and that wild ones can have diseases.

    I would tell her firmly that the wild ones are going to be very distressed by being caged, and let them free. Whether she likes it or not. Get rid of the 'humane' traps. 

    Then let her have a couple of (non-breeding) pet mice. If this is what she wants more than anything else in the world I would be thankful that she has chosen something cheap and low maintenance. At least she is not pestering for a pony!

    But do get a very large cage, with all the right equipment, so they have room to explore and play, and are not traumatised by their incarceration.

    Re you hating mice, I suggest hypnotherapy!

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