Does anyone know of any experiments that a highschooler can do that involves mice?

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Does anyone know of any experiments that a highschooler can do that involves mice?
I was thing about genetics in the eye color and fur color of mice or differnent types of food. I also read that supplements can make them fat, so I could do that maybe...any ideas?

I am not trying to hurt them...(i'm not injecting them with HIV). I don't think breeding them with other color mice or feeding them will kill it.

Answer 1

What time frame are you working with? Genetics may take a while to work through breeding cycles.

You could experiment with human junk food vs pet food vs natural fruits and vegtable diets. You could track condition of fur, overall health, and weight while on these diets.

There are many behavior experiments you could do as well. You could expose the mice to heavy metal vs classical music vs no music and see if there is any difference in their intelligence in figuring out rat mazes. Another one is to have one mouse with a pretty bare cage vs a social cage with lots of 'toys' to see if there is a difference in the way they handle new stimulus or tackle a puzzle to solve.

Answer 2

Why do you want to torture innocent creatures? Where is your humanity?