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One of my mice passed away yesterday (30th March 2007). She had a much longer life than she would have, if I'd abandoned her and her 16 brothers and sisters to the University lab. I rescued them all. They were I think two or three or more seperate litters. They were to be fed to snakes at a very young age. So I took them home. They were used to very light experiments, (Watching them breath) I don't know why they'd just kill them. They explain why, but I don't believe that's a good excuse.

So, they all went to homes. Willow was never too vigorous. Unfortunately her life is over. Nikita is healthy, I hope, and quite lively still, I'm watching her carefully and buying two new mice for company. I hope she takes to them. She cannot be left alone much longer.

Rest In Peace Willow, and I hope you have a good next life, whether in heaven or reincarnation!

Aww, poor little mousie.
That's great that you rescued them though!
Was this a bio lab or a psych lab?

awww.... rip little mousey

Gee..I'm sorry to hear it..It was kind of you to take them in, good on you Kirk *hugs* R.I.P Willow

Sorry for your lost, may Willow rest in peace in heaven.

Im sorry to hear, Kirk. It was great of you to rescue them all. RIP willow.

Awww. Poor mice. Im shure it must have hit you hard after rescuing them like that.

Aww! I'm sorry. I just recently had my pet rat pass too, so I know how you feel.

*howls for Willow* <-- Ignore the smiling portion of that.

I'm sorry ta hear that, Guitarrista. My lil bra's first pet was a mouse. He was dedicated ta makin' sure it was healthy an' happy, especially when it looked like it had some kind of skin disorder. Despite all that, it still died a month later, just because. I'm glad ta hear yers lasted as long as it did.

Thanks guys , it means a lot to me.

I will howl for your rat, too, Spongypants! (Same to you about the smiling portion). I hope your rat has a great next life.

And Templar, sometimes skin diseases take their lives quickly. It's sometimes unavoidable, especially since mice are so small and difficult to monitor.

Pariah, it was a biology lab. I managed to take them all home. I don't like dissecting animals or doing any sort of experiment on them. I manage to avoid most of them (Such as dissections). Because they are unethical. I don't believe in the 'Greater Good' when it comes to classes, because we can learn many other ways. Frankly it's nothing but a waste of time in my opinion to experiment on animals and dissect them when there are alternatives in this day and age. Same goes for testing on animals.

The experiments on the mice were utterly stupid really. They freaked out and everything. Mine lived happily and such. But Nikita is very upset. I can't wait to get two more, but she is currently quarantined alone until we're sure it wasn't a disease, with regular checks from me and such all day. I think Willow personally died of old age since being a lab bred mice from an actual laboratory company, she had a shortened lifespan according to people I've talked to, and susceptible to things like tumors.

Aww...sorry. Rats and mice are so adorable!

Rest in Peace Willow I hope that the other mouse will take the new ones...

Aww thanks guys.

Apparently, I'm not to buy new mice, I'm to leave her as she may not have long left so I have to watch her closely. I'm going to leave her for a bit and if she's still acting odd because she is alone, I'm going to get new ones anyway. I need more than one opinion I think. I'm concerned because Nikita just sits in her house or comes to sniff me and eat. I don't think she's playing. She's grieving, or she's confused.

My condolences.

Poor Willow I'm sorry to hear about your loss