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The idea is intriguing but lab mice have also plenty of food and in warm blooded animals this, and the proximity of other mice, should provide the extra heat.
by pvaldes 6y ago
The idea is intriguing but lab mice have also plenty of food and in warm blooded animals this, and the proximity of other mice, should provide the extra heat.
The article is from 2016 in any case
- seesawtron 6y agoThat's a good point that this is not a new phenomenon. I am aware of some labs that do keep mice at warm temperatures already so maybe the scientific community already managed to make changes in some places.
- pazimzadeh 6y agoI can confirm that lab mice in our mouse house are alway huddled up together. Our lab studies E. coli, and mice require pre-treatment to permit intestinal colonization by E. coli. However, about 2 in 5 mice are colonized without antibiotic pre-treatment. I wonder if these are the the colder and more stressed out mice (outside the cuddle puddle).
- Florin_Andrei 6y ago> I can confirm that lab mice in our mouse house are alway huddled up together. I'm not an expert on mice but that doesn't sound like a good thing.
- pazimzadeh 6y agoWhy not? You don't think mice huddle in the wild?