SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoRats can do first aid.www.tumblr.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkRats can do first aid.www.tumblr.comSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI like that the first step in rat first aide is grooming. “Maybe he’s too dirty to get up!”
minus-squareSkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI wonder if owls do the same
minus-squareEnjoyer_of_Games [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agocranking the tongue like a pull start engine. “now she’s purring”
minus-squarea_little_red_rat [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoGrooming is a heavily social behavior in rodents, so my guess is that it is used as a simple wellness check, to see how the choking party reacts and how severe the problem is
I like that the first step in rat first aide is grooming. “Maybe he’s too dirty to get up!”
I wonder if owls do the same
cranking the tongue like a pull start engine. “now she’s purring”
Grooming is a heavily social behavior in rodents, so my guess is that it is used as a simple wellness check, to see how the choking party reacts and how severe the problem is