Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Has this happened with your pet mice ?

This question applies to people who have or have had pet mice. Once, I bought a cage and a pair of mice. The store-owner said that one was male and the other was female. Then a few nights later, someone showed me that the female mouse was eating the head of the male mouse! It was a bit odd for me, why did the female eat the males head and has this happened to your pet? thanksHas this happened with your pet mice ?
This is actually semi-common in pet store mice. I am assuming you were unable to verify the sex of the mice? I have only heard of this happening in cages that had same sex mice. It sounds like they were the same and they were fighting for control. Did you notice any aggression in them when you brought them home? If they were not used to being together in a cage by themselves they could have tried to establish dominance which can sometimes end in one of them getting seriously injured or dead. If you can, get a third party (not the pet store you got them from!) to sex the mouse you have and the body of the other. If they are the same I would go back to the pet store and get your money back.

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