What Happened to This Mouse?

[RR - Mackenzie]

After my female mouse, Snowball, killed all ten of her babies, I set her outside in her tub so I can clean the 'dead baby' tub. I couldn't stand it, too many dead babies with body parts and blood.

Anyways, it was later in the day, so it was pretty cool. It wasn't even half an hour when I went to go get her, and what I saw was horrible. She was burried under the hay, she blew up like a blow fish (she was dead), and she was green! She smelled like a thousand dead bodies in one tiny mouse!

She had food, water, hay, and a little hide. She wasn't out side for even half an hour and it wast hot or cold out, it was pretty nice out. I don't even know what could have happened!

Do you know what would have caused that? She was bloated, smelly, and bright green.

[suzuki4life]

plastic tub in direct sunlight would be my guess from what you have written.

Plastic tub microwaves the mouse and contents of stomach....

they die and their stomachs bloat.

[musicalKeyes]

The same thing happened to me with a toad I accidentally left out. Sorry

[BPelizabeth]

ugh..........I have several icky pictures in my head now...

Sorry that you are having such bad luck right now with your breeders

[RR - Mackenzie]

ugh..........I have several icky pictures in my head now...

Sorry that you are having such bad luck right now with your breeders

Thanks, you won't believe how discouraged I am.

[musicalKeyes]

Thanks, you won't believe how discouraged I am.

Well, don't get too discouraged. I've had two of my mothers eat quite a bit more than half of their babies now. Not only did I buy bad water bottles once, I did it twice. The metal balls were too heavy and weren't letting enough water out, which made them dehydrated. Duh, right? Everybody makes mistakes and sometimes it just doesn't work the first time, or the first few times. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it

[RR - Mackenzie]

Well, don't get too discouraged. I've had two of my mothers eat quite a bit more than half of their babies now. Not only did I buy bad water bottles once, I did it twice. The metal balls were too heavy and weren't letting enough water out, which made them dehydrated. Duh, right? Everybody makes mistakes and sometimes it just doesn't work the first time, or the first few times. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it

Ha, hopefully I get the hang of it before more rodents die at my hands.

[Moofins07]

Ha, hopefully I get the hang of it before more rodents die at my hands.

Not to sound heartless, but rodents are numerous and, in a way, expendable. Don't get discouraged.

I thought I had it made when I started my little 1.2 colony of mice. Both females had babies without a hitch, then one escaped not long after giving birth, leaving one mom with 20+ babies. One runt died. Luckily, only one. I still haven't caught the runaway, probably never will. And then I had a dry spot, where no one would produce. It's ups and downs, my friend.

It'll work out.

[DJ_Bizarre]

damn im sorry for the little bump in the road you hit there, but yea honestly I am now left with a pretty gross image before bed lol

[redpython]

she sounds like a suicide bomber.