mouse with blood on ears???

[bobbi]

ok so i went to the store to buy a rat for my BP and they were all out so i got a few mice to tie him over till they got some in. when i got home i was looking at the mice and one of them has quite a bit of blood comming out of its ear!! what can cause this and WHY the hell did they sell me a sick mouse??? needless to say tomorrow morning im going back in to get my $$ back and im on the hunt for somewhere else to get my feeders! just curious as to why this critter is bleeding, any ideas would be helpful, Thankx

[Jyson]

Most likely it got into a fight with another mouse.

[bobbi]

Most likely it got into a fight with another mouse.

fur is pretty scruffy, not as nice and soft as the other one. it keeps scratching at it and i cant see any visable cuts... so i doubt it was a fight, but thankx....

[nixer]

if you dont water them enough they will start licking others ears raw and such. that could also give them the scrufy look.

[bobbi]

so i got up this morning and the darn thing was DEAD!! am i ever glad i didnt feed it to my ball!
i took it back to the store for a full refund and have sworn off that store for good! they didn't even seem bothered by the whole thing.