THE RSPCA is looking for new homes for seven mice who were found dumped in Bewdley.

The mice were among 10 babies born to a young mouse who was part of a group of 12 rescued last December after they had been tied up in a plastic bag and abandoned in a field.

A dog walker discovered the three female and three male mice plus six babies curled up inside the bag near a primary school.

They were taken to RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre and all of them have since been rehomed.

Before leaving one of the mice gave birth and the large litter of mice has proved harder to find new homes for.

Since their arrival on February 8, staff have been taken by their individual characters and have named them after some popular biscuits.

Florentine and Dodger, Bakewell and Hobnob and Fancie, Nice and Shortie are all now hoping to be rehomed.

Birmingham Animal Centre supervisor Emma Finnimore said: “We’ve rehomed three of this large litter, but we have struggled a bit to find homes for the others. We have had to put them in separate cages as they did end up scuffling a bit. But they are really nice, interesting mice and they would make someone really nice pets.

“They were part of quite a large litter, which took us by surprise. To prevent unwanted pregnancies it is important to sex mice quickly and split them up otherwise their numbers can multiply, but in this case it was too late.”

Anyone interested in offering any of these mice a new home should download a perfect match form and email Birmingham Animal Centre at birmac@rspca.org.uk.

The charity has also launched a cost of living hub to help pet owners during the ongoing financial crisis.