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Originally Posted by jhan523
No idea, on wiki it says that inhalants or cervical displacement can be used. You can probably ask the biology department how they get their mice as well as how they deal with them after the experiments. I'm sure they would tell.
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Check the Animal Care guidelines for the university. Im not sure where you can find them, but they should be public and will probably have that info. I know for some labs snapping the neck has been used (as in legit, research paper-pushing labs).
My partner did not handle the mice (she hates them), and its not a big issue. Actually it might be better to let one person do it, so the mouse gets accustomed (pick the calmer person, lol). They are much smaller than you think they are, and quite cute - you might find they are not scary at all! Try to pet one during the lab if you can, they are very well-tempered and only really bite if they feel like they are about to fall.
Like just about any animal, the trick is just paying attention, knowing who your actions might affect her (ie, let her grab onto the pole before moving, let her walk off instead of dropping her into the container if you can...) and that she's only going to lash out at you if you scare her or give her a reason. Animals generally don't look for fights with people, and as long as you are sensible about their needs, they'll be the same (ie, not biting, etc).
I would worry more about running into a vivisection (Bio 2L03, Bio 3U03)...then you'll be in real trouble...