At least they are not chewing on each other

I left my rats in the lab overnight so that I could keep tabs on them to make sure that they recovered properly. They are all alive (but not kicking - they don't have a sciatic nerve anymore) but the wounds on three of the rats have dehisced. That means that I am going to have to re-anesthetize them and resuture the wounds. I purposely used a non-absorbable suture material this time but the rats still managed to chew through the stitches. I am going to have to contact the university vet to see what he suggests.