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[–] 51 points 1 year ago
[–] 50 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

Don't rodents, and infact most Gilres, really enjoy being in tight confined spaces? Like, that comforts/relaxes them?

Same reason bunnies are totally chill hanging out inside the fake bottom of a magicians hat.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I've frequented r/RATS enough to comfortably confirm this statement.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    obligatory !petrats@lemmy.world shoutout (we need more chaos potatos on lemmy)

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    Ornithologists do something similar when they have to handle a small bird in the field or in a lab: the ice cream cone grip

    “Shayla Cochran: Picture from my Ornithology class showing the difference in size between a Cooper's Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk. They don't look thrilled to be held like ice cream cones, but it's their own damn fault for being ice cream cone-shaped.” A photo of two hawks, both small enough to be held with a single hand restraining the lower part of their folded wings and their legs to gently immobilize them. This grip results in the majority of their body sticking up like a goofy bird-shaped ice cream cone. The hawks look almost identical in coloration, but have noticeably different sizes.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    my conure loves ice cream cone hold. he will try to pull my hand until I do it

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Who knew that even birds could be fans of bondage

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Tell me you have never had a pet bird without telling me you have never had a pet bird. If any animal were to ever be into bdsm, it's going to be birds.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Do you think he might like the warmth? Parrot feet don't have the feather insulation owl feet have, and I believe their circulation actually restricts to barely keep feet above freezing and save most warmth for their torso. Sounds uncomfortable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It could be. Some crows and ravens and keas will just walk in snow like it's dirt. I've seen chickens just going about normally in the snow too, but most parrots other than the kea probably can't handle it.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    The bags are often used to administer injections or decapitate a mouse or rat in lab settings iirc

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    And erm….why are they decapitating mice?

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    This is all I can see:

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Do they make human-sized ones?

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Thankfully no, all rats are small.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    My roommate and I tried to breed giant rats in college. We were aiming for something cat sized. Anyway, they cross-bred into retardation, over population, ate their babies, and got loose. It was... a thing.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The DecapiCone:

    Make injections and decapitation quicker and easier with Braintree Scientific's DecapiCones. Tapered plastic film tubes provide quick and easy restraint of rats, mice, and other small animals. I.P. injections can be made directly through the film! DecapiCones restrain post-decapitation kicking and prevent personal contact with feces or urine. A unique dispenser holds DecapiCones open and ready for use. Simply hold the DecapiCone in one hand and introduce the animal with the other. Animals enter readily, heading for the breathing hole at the small end. Roll and squeeze the large end closed. They may be used repeatedly for injections and simply discarded when soiled. For decapitation, hold at the rear and insert the small end into the decapitator.

    Hilarious.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    The first sentence had me thinking this was a 'Gen-Z doesn't know PCs' thing.

    It got so much better.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    The last time I saw this meme, someone commented that these bags are made and used so that the mouse can be euthanized after an experiment. Supposedly this holds the mouse in place so that it can be "cleanly" decapitated.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Would be cool if it would eat bugs and you could take it around your house and hoover up all the insects you find.

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