Week 16, March 23, 2013

The mouse has been in the bottle for about 16 weeks.  Most of the last 10 weeks has been between 38 and 45 degrees F.  Things don't decompose very much at that temperature.  However, things are happening.  As you can see from the picture, there is fuzz all over his whiskers.  Initially his whole body was covered but when I picked up the bottle take a picture, all of the fuzz fell off and settled to the bottom.

His eye is still visble but isn't as glassy as it used to be.  His teeth are gone.  His toe nails are a nice white and the tips are very slender and pointed.  The most interesting things is that he is no longer bloated.  When I opened the bottle a few months ago to let off some pressure, he expanded like a balloon.  He is now extremely slender.  The wound where the trap caught him has opened up and it appears he is disolving on the inside.  His fur, legs, tail and everything else still looks like they are in good shape.