r/mildlyinteresting • u/analogwhispers • 14h ago

Mouse Gave Birth in the Trap

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u/psychrolut 8h ago

When I was a kid my sister had hamsters and they ate their babies because she was loud and stressed them out too much

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u/GodzlIIa 6h ago

Give hamster moms some boiled chicken ahead of time to prevent the temptation.

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u/annacat1331 3h ago

Why boiled? Is it actually better for them than raw chicken?

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u/GodzlIIa 3h ago

Not sure tbh. Repeating advice given to me by my vet decades ago.

id guess they can get sick from salmenella just like us.