Explaining how mice will eat their own young if their nest is discovered by a predator is always a grim one. Sure mice will eat insects, worms, molusc, and other things in general, but explaining cannibalism in order to reclaim the energy spent producing the brood rather than leave it to waste or the predator is a special kind of horror for many.
Well dang, I once discovered a nest of rat pups in a box while moving stuff in a garage, and I smashed them with a brick out of spite. Guess I was just pre-masticating them for their mother.
Explaining how mice will eat their own young if their nest is discovered by a predator is always a grim one. Sure mice will eat insects, worms, molusc, and other things in general, but explaining cannibalism in order to reclaim the energy spent producing the brood rather than leave it to waste or the predator is a special kind of horror for many.
Well dang, I once discovered a nest of rat pups in a box while moving stuff in a garage, and I smashed them with a brick out of spite. Guess I was just pre-masticating them for their mother.