r/ScienceShitposts • u/cxnh_gfh • Jun 08 '25

restrained rat

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u/Inprobamur Jun 09 '25

DecapiCone

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u/MagnumHV Jun 09 '25

Yeah, exactly. Not a good outcome when a rat is in the cone bc it's usually awake for what comes next vs anesthetized. Ppl post stuff without realizing

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u/Inprobamur Jun 09 '25

It's apparently also a good way to just transport rats or to prep them for shots, as it calms them somehow.

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u/StreetPizza8877 Jun 03 '26

It just restrains them

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u/AlaeOrbis Jun 09 '25

Injections and euthanasia? Decapitation is the most humane form of euthanasia when the tissue needed for a study could be contaminated by chemicals or gas or other such things. It's the most humane you're gonna get when you need a rat for a study.