I had to give the two young mice I rescued a bath because they got messy. I used a cloth with lukewarm water, but they were wiggly so I let them walk around in the bowl of water while I wiped them down, which took all of 30 seconds. The water was only to their ankles and I had my hands and eyes on them at all times. I had joined a mouse only forum and they are accusing me of being abusive because the mice could have drowned or breathed in the water and gotten pnemonia. I had no intentions of drowning them and I don't personally think they will get sick since, hmmm, they drink water from a tiny dish. Anybody else think I'm horrible and abusive? That's the last I try to get advice from so-called experts.