I don't know anything about mice so I can't offer you any insight there. Sent the mice to me, and I will feed them to my anaconda, and make a video for you though. Go look under the anaconda section the first thread: "That's what i'm talking about" and you'll see my snake. People use water, and I guess for a bigger snake some people use listerine. Sorry to hear about your little mouse dieing. Atleast he wasnt thrown away or anything, instead fed to one of your baby snakes.