i just thought i'd share something that i did that was very stupid of me back when i used to have mice. i was only 10 years old so please dont criticize me or anything. i have definitely grown and learned (im almost 18 now). alright so let me start my short story..
it was saturday so that meant it was time for me to clean out my mouse cage. i live in arizona where the temp in the summer can be over 115 degrees farenheit (about 46 degrees celsius). my mom wanted me to hurry up so i just brought the whole cage outside with my mice in it just to quickly clean out the bedding (i had 6 females in it). so i had their cage outside and my mom wanted me to quickly run to the pet store with her that is less than a mile away. so i wasnt really thinking and i left their cage out there. we were gone for less than 10 minutes and when i came back, 4 of the mice were dead, one was dying, and the other was buried under the bedding and healthy. i quickly ran to my mom with the dying one hoping i could save it by cooling it down with some cool water but she also died.. i ended up with only one mouse left that day..
it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. i felt absolutely terrible about ending the lives of those poor little mice.. i have never forgotten about it even though it has been almost 8 years. i dont want anyone else to ever share this tragedy. it was just one of those things.. ya know, when you are just trying to hurry and not really thinking.. i definitely wasnt thinking. well thank you for reading my story.. i hope this hasnt already happened to someone =/
it was saturday so that meant it was time for me to clean out my mouse cage. i live in arizona where the temp in the summer can be over 115 degrees farenheit (about 46 degrees celsius). my mom wanted me to hurry up so i just brought the whole cage outside with my mice in it just to quickly clean out the bedding (i had 6 females in it). so i had their cage outside and my mom wanted me to quickly run to the pet store with her that is less than a mile away. so i wasnt really thinking and i left their cage out there. we were gone for less than 10 minutes and when i came back, 4 of the mice were dead, one was dying, and the other was buried under the bedding and healthy. i quickly ran to my mom with the dying one hoping i could save it by cooling it down with some cool water but she also died.. i ended up with only one mouse left that day..
it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. i felt absolutely terrible about ending the lives of those poor little mice.. i have never forgotten about it even though it has been almost 8 years. i dont want anyone else to ever share this tragedy. it was just one of those things.. ya know, when you are just trying to hurry and not really thinking.. i definitely wasnt thinking. well thank you for reading my story.. i hope this hasnt already happened to someone =/