Bubbles is looking loads better now. He still has some fur missing near his pouches ..but it will get better. As I suspected, he is blind, but his nose helps him out loads.
Goes to show that taking in rescue animals does wonders.
I know there is an argument that keeping pets in cages is cruel, and in some respects it is, very much so. Being vegetarian, I know ALL of the arguments. In an ideal world all the little critters would be living a free, wild, life. Unfortunately for us, and them, the world is not ideal. They are born into captivity and its just luck whether it is in the pet shop, or the lab. I would much rather give a home to a rodent and make sure he is as happy as he can be in captivity. If I, and others like me didn't do this, no doubt more old men and ladies would end up frozen as snake food or used in experiments. Or just abandoned and neglected, as Bubbles nearly was. He suffered from Muscle atrophy due to his previous living conditions. Tiny cage, no exercise wheel. I suspect he was never taken out of his cage.
He is walking a bit better now. Bubbles hasn't got long left in this world now, but as much as I can, I hope I am improving his life in some small way buy letting him walk around and letting him do some instinctive things.
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