Tomorrow I will have the sad duty of constructing a euthanasia chamber for a pet rat. Poor Jenelle has a huge tumor and can barely drag herself to the water bottle. The euthanasia gold standard for small mammals is CO₂ — they quickly go unconscious and painlessly pass away. I will be filling a small aquarium with CO₂ produced by good old fashioned baking soda and vinegar.

Rats are particularly susceptible to tumors, particularly mammary tumors.

#RatsOfMastodon