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[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 101 points 18 hours ago

The answer is "they weren't. The study had nothing to do with that."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432819311763

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

But they did get fruit loop pieces with marshmallow used to "glue" them to the dispenser, so that's pretty cute. I mean it's a lot cuter to imagine than a bunch of horned up rats.

[-] 01011@monero.town 34 points 17 hours ago

Thanks for the link but I read halfway through and then realized that what I really wanted was more images (and video) of rats driving cars.

[-] MML@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

My sister used to have one with a hamster ball in the middle that actually moved

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 20 points 14 hours ago

It's kinda cruel to keep your sister in a hamster ball.

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