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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks agoNot really. It causes them stress. “Safe” and “Humane” are variable. But it definitely isn’t the “best” restraint method.
As for example explored by this paper: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10844733/
HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Noted, thank you…now I need to read these papers to learn the actual “best” method of restraint…even though ive never really seen a mouse in my life and likely never will need to restrain them.
Slowy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For mice it’s tunnel handling, where you just let them walk into a tube and pick them up. You do need to scruff them to hold them for actual procedures and to examine their teeth and stuff, but it’s really stressful for them to be snatched out of their home by the tail.
For rats it’s just picking them up with your hand over their back and under the armpits and then support the bum with your other hand like you would a kitten or any other small domestic critter. Rats are generally more calm and don’t mind being picked up, mice don’t love it and will jump or run away or bite.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
i just do what my cat does and pick them up with my mouth. they did not appreciate it at the vet clinic.