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I think I'm failing my Fostering 101 class
I swore I would be able to foster without adopting any animals...
Here's the story:
I have been fostering some mice for a few weeks now. I originally had 5 but 2 of them just died, killed by one of their cagemate, I assume.
In order to figure out who the guilty party was, I had to keep a close eye on all the mice and find a way to tell them apart, since they are identical (I gave two of them a little hair cut). Well, I did find out who the bully was and isolated him.
I also spent a lot of time with the another mouse because he was a little bit injured and I wanted to make sure he was ok. Turns out he is the sweetest little mouse!
He has no problem climbing on my hand and staying there... or wandering around on my lap or on my book to "help" me study. He's also very gentle when taking treats and never accidently bites.
I named him Benjy (after one of the mice on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
So now I don't know what to do. I don't want him to go anywhere but here's the problem...
First, there is a chance that I will be moving overseas next year. I already have to figure out what to do with the cats (don't worry! they'll be well taken care of no matter what) and I'm not sure if I should adopt any other animals.
Also, keeping only Benjy would not be ideal because he does get along with other mice... so for the rescue, it will make more sense to keep him with a group of mice. They already have enough problems with male mice that have to be isolated.
If I want to keep fostering him, I'll probably end up with a fairly large group of mice again.
The chances that Benjy will be adopted by anyone else are slim... the shelter has many male mice and they don't get adopted easily.
What should I do?
I swore I would be able to foster without adopting any animals...
Here's the story:
I have been fostering some mice for a few weeks now. I originally had 5 but 2 of them just died, killed by one of their cagemate, I assume.
In order to figure out who the guilty party was, I had to keep a close eye on all the mice and find a way to tell them apart, since they are identical (I gave two of them a little hair cut). Well, I did find out who the bully was and isolated him.
I also spent a lot of time with the another mouse because he was a little bit injured and I wanted to make sure he was ok. Turns out he is the sweetest little mouse!
I named him Benjy (after one of the mice on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
So now I don't know what to do. I don't want him to go anywhere but here's the problem...
First, there is a chance that I will be moving overseas next year. I already have to figure out what to do with the cats (don't worry! they'll be well taken care of no matter what) and I'm not sure if I should adopt any other animals.
Also, keeping only Benjy would not be ideal because he does get along with other mice... so for the rescue, it will make more sense to keep him with a group of mice. They already have enough problems with male mice that have to be isolated.
If I want to keep fostering him, I'll probably end up with a fairly large group of mice again.
The chances that Benjy will be adopted by anyone else are slim... the shelter has many male mice and they don't get adopted easily.
What should I do?