We had 2 lovely dogs which sadly had to be put down within a year of each other.
I don't feel ready for the responsibility of another puppy and because we have 2 small children, our local rehoming shelter won't consider us.
So, DS1 is desperate for a pet and fell in love with 3 blind mice at the pet shop.
We visited them after school for a couple of days, and stroked them each time. Yesterday, we bought them. I asked lots of questions, but now I've got home I feel like I don't know anything!
How long should we just be introducing them to our hands? They're only 7 weeks old and have been handled since 3 weeks, so they are used to being socialised.
I had to pick the shyest one, Margot, out of the box yesterday and she bit me really hard! One of them is very happily running around, the other one comes over and sniffs your hand.
Should I be picking them up? They're so bloody cute and dainty, I'm terrified if I pick one up and they leg it, I'll never get her back!
Should I have got a different pet? The pet shop were adamant that they were a good choice, I had initially wanted a rabbit, but I was swiftly talked out of that because they're so sensitive to noise.
they do pong a bit