Plan9

I've had 2 mice for a while, and recently they just had babies. 12 of them to be exact. I'd been warned about mice eating their own babies before, and was told to watch them carefully. I kept a close eye on them for over a week, and they seemed to be doing fine. The babies were actually getting to a decent size, and starting to grow some fur, so I guess I just assumed all the danger was gone...until...

Today I came home after being gone all day for Easter, and couldnt find the babies. I looked all over for them...until I saw one of the mice eating something in the corner. A little fleshy pink chunk of baby mouse. One, or both of the mice, had eaten ALL TWELVE BABIES. In less than 12 hours, they had devoured the entire litter. There is literally nothing left.

Now, is it just me...or is that somewhat disturbing?

DR_PHIL

yep i had some hamsters one time when i was a kid..they ate a SHIT load of them..i dont understand them

Plan9

I wonder if there is an actually evolutionary reason for this? I'm assuming there is; and that they aren't just randomly eating their offspring for no reason whatsoever.

Paul Waters

I think I remember reading it has something to do with them beinging confined to a small place.

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Paul

Plan9

oops. I put them in a small cage to seperate them from the rest of my mice, I guess that means I'm responsible for their deaths?

my bad.

John Hughes

Where?s the fucking pictures?

Jedimaster

You are correct

John Hughes

Or just hungry.... did a google search, but couldn't find a pic of mice eating mice

Plan9

I didn't even have a chance to take any. The only thing that was left was a small chunk of one of them. I went to my car to grab my camera, and by the time I came back it was gone.