ANIMAL WELFARE workers in Dundee have been left the problem of finding homes for scores of mice after just one pair of the tiny creatures caused a boom in the city’s mouse population.

The Scottish SPCA had to take in the amorous rodents and their 118 offspring after their owners could not cope with the massive group of mice.

It took less than a year for the two mice to produce the extended family.

With so many of the little furry friends to deal with they have been split into two groups between Dundee and Edinburgh.

About 50 of them are now living in the SSPCA’s Petterden centre on the outskirts of Dundee, and with the job of sexing the mice completed, a spokeswoman for the SSPCA confirmed they were now looking for new owners.

She said, “Mice are able to reproduce after just six to eight weeks so it’s easy to see how this family of mice has grown so significantly all of sudden.

“They’re lovely mice, very soft and silky in a number of different colours. They make great pets and obviously we’d love to hear from anyone who can perhaps offer the mice a home.”

The mice will be given away to new owners singly or in pairs of the same sex to prevent a repeat performance.

The SSPCA spokeswoman added prospective owners would be strictly vetted to ensure they would go to a good home.

Anyone interested in housing a mouse should contact Petterden Animal Welfare Centre on Dundee 380593.