Jasper's Mom
07-05-2001, 07:38 AM
With the talk of hamsters and glass tanks with metal tops, it reminded me of the mysterious death of our mouse years ago, in the same kind of tank.
He was indoors, a nice tank and top, toys, a wheel, wood mouse sticks to chew, food and water. On the bottom of the tank was some small gravel covered with small wood chips. We had him for several months and he had been fine.
I found him dead on the bottom of the tank even though nothing seemed amiss. When I picked him up I realized that his mouth was full of tiny gravel pieces. Trying to figure it out I took out some pieces of gravel, but stopped because they were even in the back of his throat. I really felt terrible and to this day can't understand it.
No one else was around. Nothing was disturbed, food and water were there. Was he lacking something? Is it possible that my mouse committed suicide? It seemed the only conclusion. And if so, or even possible, why would a little mouse do that?
Anyone have a similar problem with a small critter?
He was indoors, a nice tank and top, toys, a wheel, wood mouse sticks to chew, food and water. On the bottom of the tank was some small gravel covered with small wood chips. We had him for several months and he had been fine.
I found him dead on the bottom of the tank even though nothing seemed amiss. When I picked him up I realized that his mouth was full of tiny gravel pieces. Trying to figure it out I took out some pieces of gravel, but stopped because they were even in the back of his throat. I really felt terrible and to this day can't understand it.
No one else was around. Nothing was disturbed, food and water were there. Was he lacking something? Is it possible that my mouse committed suicide? It seemed the only conclusion. And if so, or even possible, why would a little mouse do that?
Anyone have a similar problem with a small critter?