Tag: cant wait to use my rat icing

kedreeva:

palpablenotion:

hearthawk:

zookeeperproblems:

fantasticbeastsandhowtokeepthem:

lilsqueakers:

So, when labs go to take serology samples, they want to keep the rats as calm and still as possible so nobody gets bit!

Their solution to this? 

pastry bags

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they even make mouse sized ones

This strongly reminds me of the tubes used to weigh songbirds from mistnetting. 

Now these are some interesting restraint techniques…

As someone who has in the past been a part of a bird banding station- yes, these restraints work, they are safe and keep your study animals calm, and have the bonus of making your study animals look completely ridiculous.

@kedreeva is this how yours are handled?

Not by me, and I haven’t seen anyone do this for the mice, but the rats yes. It’s a lot better than other methods of restraint.