Bigger, tighter mouse maze experiments

Experimenting with wild mice in mazes. Mice are amazingly good at traversing mazes, it turns out, so I had to make the maze more complicated. But the shrew reigned victorious
woodgears.ca/farm/mouse_maze.html

[@BigCryptidEnergy]

The four states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and shrew

[@gizmologyisstupid4657]

DJaetherSlime Sir a state known as plasma exists too How could you forget it? You must be a racist republican

[@youraveragerobloxkid]

@@gizmologyisstupid4657 r/woooosh

[@360bunker9]

@@youraveragerobloxkid haha

[@cherepaha3]

Not a shrew they aren't rodents they're related to hedgehog. Vole

[@benji2495]

The five states, solid, liquid, gas, plasma, shrew

[@balrogdahomie]

I love that the Shrew has their own theme music whenever they appear

[@mistermyron9174]

yea same!!!

[@RecklawTheAmazing]

He gave the shrew a leitmotif

[@Meekerextreme]

they do?

[@LanLeonhart]

We must learn the name of the Shrew's song, for science!

[@christianlabanca5377]

That is an awesome detail

[@randyladiski3743]

I love that the mice, and shrew have their own theme songs 🤣

[@TheLunarElixir]

Love your mouse maze videos, they're so entertaining! The sound effects really add a lot of personality. I'd love to see a maze with mirrors and how the rodents react to that.

[@Mezzy..]

My respects for that shrew went from a 0 to a 100

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Hey, if you had to eat your own body weight every 24 hours, you'd do anything for some peanut butter and seeds.

[@CatnipCaptain]

Did I just spend 13 minutes, being thoroughly entertained by watching mice going through a maze?

[@fiona9891]

Captain Catnip don't forget the shrew!

[@pangeagamer7223]

Captain Catnip if you look at it from a animal psychology perspective, it is very entertaining and incredibly informative.

[@clairenime]

Yes

[@MallikarjunChilu]

Captain Catnip and extra few seconds typing this comment

[@micahsilvestre9236]

you are not alone 😂

[@Toboar]

The Shrew is my favorite character in all of anime. He always gets the best arcs and it's been super fulfilling seeing him gain in power season after season.

[@gideon4942]

He never gives up either. Super entertaining character to watch. Favorite anime protagonist of all time.

[@Naro_Rivers]

It’s amazing how quickly the mice gave up on the final maze.

[@memaimu]

No one woke up today planning to watch this.

[@CumabisaZilongMlbbChannel]

lol yeah

[@cianmulvey5552]

But we're all glad we did

[@yin1964]

眩暈夢 Just woke up and this is the first video i saw 😂

[@the_smallest_shaq7507]

Its aboutta be 1 am for me, havent slept yet. Still accurate tho

[@happyseal1153]

Proteus Hellene du kannst doch mit jemandem der nen Namen aus chinesischen Schriftzeichen hat kein deutsch reden und ne Antwort erwarten. Na dein Glück das hier gerade ein Westfale unterwegs ist.

[@BananaSoupProjects]

Maze runner: shrew edition

[@tepacety7602]

Sir ANZO have you seen the new one? The Death Cure Spoilers: Newt and Teresa died

[@BananaSoupProjects]

yeah, Death Cure was cool. I didn't expect my comment to get so many likes, thanks guys :P Spoilers: Newt was good character and and Teresa would have helped to speed up the cure progress a lot if she would have survived. I hated that they destroyed the last city...

[@CornfordYT]

Normal people at 2am: **Sleeping or revising** Me at 2am:

[@The_Barroth]

Time for shrew

[@saia24]

The content that you show the way you edit the narrative you give and the enjoyment of your own work couldn't ask for a truer KZbin

[@hed420]

On the next episode Matthias Wandel adds spinning walls , lever activated trap doors , lava pits , a crocodile infested river , that cutting laser grid hallway from the Resident Evil movie , and an exculator to the next floor . Stay tuned !

[@calebverdu3091]

An exculator would be really cool.

[@naphackDT]

Won't deter that shrew.

[@ezzokko]

the shrew will live

[@williambulloch5407]

hed420 don't forget the poltergeist

[@TheFakeShadow]

hed420 and the shrew will pass them all

[@Scrivscribe]

That shrew will have enough food to retire soon.

[@InvincibleExtremes]

Scrivscribe I know right?

[@TheKomentor]

Or maybe the wife is greedy and wouldn't want him to.

[@james.w2564]

Scrivscribe I

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Considering the rampant metabolism of a shrew, there is no such thing as retirement.

[@t84t748748t6]

hope not love the little guy beter than the mouse

[@XFanmarX]

This is surprisingly well-shot and edited, I really liked the music, commentary and speed-ups. Thank you, this was informative and entertaining! :D

[@petersavee4251]

I love your music selection as much as the clips themselves. Makes me laugh every time

[@programmer_kt]

This is what I call quality KZbin content.

[@kerwinma5607]

"When everything is lost, keep going" Shrew 2018

[@errorrii]

Kerwin Ma 😭😭😂😂😂

[@aikologic]

That shrew was clearly much more determined than the mice.

[@kropotkln]

shrews discovered the Americas before Columbus confirmed

[@bhupendrabasera9703]

Play it at .25×

[@RobotAnimals]

So inspirational this should never be forgot Or by the fact it was said by a rodent

[@holleysdotcom]

The musical choices for the competitors are fantastic!

[@megaerror2897]

The sound effects of the mouse going back and forth really make this

[@LarryTL]

Mouse: who keeps playing that goddamn piano

[@CheezhOfficial]

TalentLacking Dude im literaly LOL

[@bachlamtung5131]

xD

[@gwi___y9]

Shrew: why do i sound like a fatass

[@Justin-wu8gw]

CheezhOfficial I SubbeD

[@u121386]

It’s god

[@dandelion1627]

Not only the mice and shrew are entertaining to watch, the piano effects is fantastic enhancement to the video. So pleasant to the eyes and ears at the same time.

[@godsdisciple2904]

Dande lion exactly dude😁👍

[@devildogkogg8353]

I like how villainous music plays when the shrew enters

[@rickyanthony]

You pay so much attention to the audio. That was a treat. Thank you.

[@GuitarSamurai17]

The shrew has inspired me

[@tibfulv]

It's pretty shrew-d.

[@TarsonTalon]

*You watch the shrew conquer each maze, with no sweat... *You question if shrews actually sweat... *This fills you with DETERMINATION.

[@apfelll]

that you dont need to be thin to fit through gaps? :D

[@heatedpants8437]

Exodarion me too

[@icecoldnut5152]

pretty sure that shrew has ocd lol see him move those seeds from one corner to another

[@Eladnav1]

the virgin mice vs. the chad shrew

[@twigkin3056]

Y e s

[@uselessdegenerate7565]

Eladnav1 don't you mean incel mouse?,lmao

[@Eladnav1]

no, because making fun of people who are ostracised by society for being a little weird, no matter how hard they try to fit in is beneath me and everybody doing it is no more then a piddling worm in my eyes. Virgins can choose, incels are forced and can´t defend themselves other than to cry out "HELP" performing the next mass shooting....@@uselessdegenerate7565

[@Eladnav1]

t. 13 years and going Volcel

[@Danny-mw7uh]

@@Eladnav1 I can't tell if you're serious or not

[@QuadDoc]

Great work on these videos Matthias!! The Piano work and sound effects are GREAT!! Love Them!! It's a good break from woodworking LOL

[@thec4ke]

I was not expecting to be so thoroughly entertained by speed-shrew.

[@thefury7410]

What about.... Mirror maze? Well maybe I'm just too evil....

[@SconVideos]

Pretty sure they don't use sight much anyway. Unless you mean a really long maze mirroring the opposite side.

[@consciousness5458]

The Fury Yasssssss I would pay to see that

[@nolanbell1681]

We have to fool that shrew!

[@zimzimph]

yes, a mirrored maze would be evil :o You can do it four times :D, maybe twist them 90 degrees?

[@penthactussoul9455]

Maybe a combination of see-through glas and mirrors

[@mcremona]

All that audio work though 👏

[@edwardholmes91]

Matthew Cremona Absolutely... the sound effects definitely make it much funnier!

[@emeltea33]

The rubbery, balloon sound as 'it' (I shan't assume), squeezes through. In addition to the piano strum up and down... genius!

[@randsipe224]

Apparently the work ethic is higher among mice than men.

[@macboi7601]

Rand Sip of mice and men... i hated reading that book for school

[@phantom_sh0gun760]

Shine on harvest moon?

[@1o1nah]

Shrew: *appears* Maze: Finally, a worthy challenger

[@Dukefazon]

Put a tracking device in one of the sunflower seeds so you know where the stash is :D I never expected the shrew to be the star of these experiments. Came for mouse, stayed for shrew :)

[@JoeyFerrisMusic]

The piano effect was genius

[@yiliang9085]

Joey Ferris yes it is

[@DosTheSecond]

Joey Ferris i love it

[@elyasstephens8242]

You should make panels that can only rotate in one direction so they're forced to find a different way back!

[@TijanaTheDragoness]

Great idea!

[@PokemonSeriesClips]

Like the panels from the pokemon gym? Lol

[@Espeon804]

Pichu Life I hate those things.

[@benji2495]

Would be great for a one way shortcut

[@jstagzsr]

"the actions of this shrew are completely voluntary. im not making it do anything". lmfao.. omg im literally laughing out loud at that. lmao..

[@Mara941]

MORE OF THIS PLEASE! THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!!

[@sam_k]

I don't know why this is so entertaining, but it is

[@rickfeng4466]

The Music!

[@dreamin100]

helloimsam true that

[@stockholmstyles]

It really is

[@Diododeid]

Yeah... nobody knows why..

[@yiliang9085]

helloimsam so very

[@thadcampbell3563]

You should build a one-way door. They go in on one side and out of the other

[@GoGreenMan]

I was about to suggest the same thing.

[@bloccospirale4280]

Or, a revolving door(s) so that the maze reconfigures as the rodent moves through.

[@jeffk464]

Shouldn't it be they go in and never come out? I think what he needs is a good cat.

[@spacemanrick2014]

Jeff K, but the little furry guys are his friends now.

[@andy4an]

jeff K, the mice absolutely come out. much leaner than they went in.

[@pegasis9321]

I love your mouse videos. They are such fascinating animals with their high intelligence and agility. I wonder how much their scent marking helps them to find previous paths in the maze. Maybe it would be an option to wipe the maze and see if that has any visible effect

[@DarkLilika]

The sheer amount of unadulterated joy I experienced every time seeing the shrew!! I love him! and his theme music!

[@MissNebulosity]

I have concluded that shrews must be made of jello.

[@riptidev10]

A slug with fur

[@austina4189]

MissNebulosity mice can go through a dime sized hole

[@benjis1189]

Austin A only if there head can

[@IanChristopher]

I love the piano sound when the shrew came in

[@colorlesslol4436]

Yeah lol

[@rowennjohnmartinez5108]

The genre is called Boogie Woogie, try listening to some :)

[@dungpham-rj6zq]

hero@@rowennjohnmartinez5108

[@oddjobbob8742]

I never am sorry for watching your KZbins, Matthais. I stumbled onto your productions when you made your toroidal coil winder. Always fun to watch your work.

[@skyeline.]

I have came to this video every year since it's release and I don't plan on stopping

[@ellaseo8396]

The music for the shrew vs the music for the mouse 😂

[@zyphanaxgaming6389]

the shrew has FINAL BOSS music or somethin' XD

[@jadenmccown2132]

That shrew had Mario sounding music, that mouse sounded like it just got pooped out my a barbies thin ass

[@ComradeSeanski]

I love the "shrew theme" that played every time that little guy showed up

[@TheodorBourelius]

pro tip: hug the left wall

[@AntSwift1]

Theodor Bourelius what if the exit is seperate from the rest of the maze?

[@EmeEve]

Y’know what you should do? You should make those kinds of maxes that have a big center. Step 1: make a maze with a center that has a entrance and an exit. Step 2: place a door flap at both of the doorways(?) at the center so that the mouse can enter the the maze and head into the center but not exit the center through the entrance. The mouse will be forced to get out of the maze through the other door flap that will lead them to the exit of the maze. This will prevent them from coming in and out through only one route. They’ll need to learn how to enter and exit the center.

[@vitor.guitarra]

would that be ethical?

[@bradleymoore2797]

@@vitor.guitarra A mouse trap that actually lets a mouse escape if it learns how to. Yes. I believe it would be.

[@ilhuikar]

The music and sound effects just make it so much better

[@unblorbosyourshows9635]

The way you had different music for each mouse is SO cute.

[@acemarksthespot8817]

I like how some times the mice look on top of the maze as if they are planning the route

[@Prebzors]

Haha this is so entertaining! Love the different music on shrew and mice xD

[@Wootmise]

THE SHREW IS A COMPLETE LEGEND- - CHANGE MY MIND

[@malcolmslade4796]

If I were that small and went through a maze with gaps that small and finished in that quick of a time I would have banked my head aleast 5 times. The shrew's time without bonking his head was amazing. #legendaryskills

[@brandongreco6729]

The legend,that fat little fucker was a beast.

[@nck411]

Steven Crowder fan?

[@pikachusmoney787]

Never mess with a Shrew, they are the champions of tenacity.

[@Sableagle]

The shrew plays a lot of MMORPGs.

[@rijaja]

Theory: The shrew is actually a liquid.

[@joepn]

But that's just a theory

[@mccallcarlson3580]

A GA my keyboard broke.

[@willr1820]

Joep Noordhoek a rodent theory

[@no-hn8dg]

B-b-but what about the cats?

[@rijaja]

They are liquid too, they just confirm the theory that animals can be liquids.

[@andreak.4375]

Haha I love your "squeeze through" sound effects, super funny!!

[@jdjd2059]

Hey Matthew, I don't know who is more nuts, you making these vids, or me watching them all!

[@kdsom]

Shrew lvl 99 Mouse lvl 11

[@careyfrick9095]

Why are there over 600 likes but only my reply here?

[@lambdaman3228]

"Computing the optimal ratio between KZbin comment likes and number of sub-comments" A dissertation submitted to Google University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

[@erykroch8599]

666 likes

[@erykroch8599]

Oh, Now it's 682

[@cutekitties1905]

The shrew is my favorite character.

[@jp9707]

The rodents in your basement are so lucky... not only do they get fed but they get brain training!

[@alec4672]

Shrews release a pheromone that allows them to retrace there steps pretty accurately. They use this ability to raid others nests. Shrews will pack up and move if another has raided there nest cause they know the culprit can always find his way around there place after one successful journey.

[@BlueCoreGamming]

I love the shrew music

[@jodroboxes]

Rhythm 'n Shrews

[@hamneggwich]

Shrew music foreverrrr

[@philip1900]

weew weew weeew weeew we weew

[@steventate1895]

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[@iAmTheSquidThing]

I just like the fact that each animal has its own leitmotif

[@blazingdragon6232]

The shrew just made me laugh XD The mouse is like "i give up :/" And the shrew "IM NEVER TIRED OF THIS >:3"

[@kittyfiend]

blazing dragon It makes sense, given how fast and furious a shrew's life is

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Shrews have to eat their own body weight every 24 hours, so of course it would try its damnest to get any food it could.

[@blazingdragon6232]

Lol

[@matarif304]

more free food for shrew

[@blazingdragon6232]

Mat Mat shrew says:"YEP >:3"

[@paulramsay1481]

Love the change of music with the big bad shrew.

[@lukemis]

Shrew confirmed for smash.

[@AndWeDanceVlog]

Was not expecting to watch that today

[@DirtyDankDaddy]

AND WE DANCE. VLOGS it’s 3 am I don’t know where I am

[@wozing]

It's 5am and I know I was tripping earlier and I can't stop giggling.

[@Frajmando]

What do you mean? Didnt you wait to get home just so you could search for Bigger, tighter mouse maze experiments?

[@Derpity]

_goes through 5+ years of engineering school just to piss off a mouse_ That statement is probably not accurate...

[@hipjoeroflmto4764]

you deserve some comments for this not just likes o:

[@Caterblock]

no no bad word

[@sebastianpaez3809]

this is not an activity typical of engineering, actually, it has nothing to do with engineering. I assume this man does it for fun, or, if he is doing it for a school project, I assume he studies some form of behavioral science.

[@thejuke7988]

Deputy one of the funniest comments I've ever read on KZbin I dunno why I just pissed myself 😂

[@oforid2227]

@THE BO55 oooh some insult to injury there o:

[@thehedgy3647]

idk why but i laughed so hard just looking at the shrew weaving through the maze sped up

[@jambove]

I LIVE for these shrews man

[@ashish13007singh]

This is awesome experiment. Shrews are mostly blind and depend on other senses to navigate underground. That's why shrew was able to find the path more accurately every time. They also leave the trail of scent behind.

[@davidonfim2381]

Given that it was walking around all over the place, I don't think it was using scent to navigate. Its scent would be all over the place.

[@dertyp5222]

i was thinking the same it seems like the shrew used his excrement to mark dead ends

[@rayerscarpensael2300]

lol

[@AttractionSpot]

Make a mirror maze like you go through at the Carnival. That I think would surely confuse them!

[@ethandallmann1363]

Attraction Spot or make a maze that closes once they enter the maze

[@xx_shelby_the_weirdo_xx5564]

Ethan Dallmann thats animal abuse and also we have the same name

[@trevk8233]

That's just a trap.

[@nativetexan5457]

Ok, E. Shelby, if that's animal abuse, I'd love to see one where the entrance closes but automatically opens an alternate exit. Then make it so that every time an entrance is used, it automatically closes and opens the other entrance. Lets see if they understand the concept of alternating one-way.

[@YouSunkMyFishy]

That wouldn't be animal abuse -- it would just be the world's most entertaining "humane mouse trap." Just above the spinny-walkway-of-doom over an empty bucket.

[@tszy3285]

Just amazed at how they learnt the maze so quick!thank you for you videos!!

[@papichulio1]

I loved every second of this , best clip in years

[@suchitkhanolkar3169]

Why am I so interested in this ? Why do I like the shrew music ? Why am I planning to marry the shrew ?

[@kristinam319]

Suchit Khanolkar will you first have to tame the shrew 🤓

[@TheModeltjones]

wat HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@garytheastute5503]

Suchit Khanolkar I am too.

[@Personwithpets]

The shrew has won the maze to my heart

[@lilianthfireheart3474]

Well i will win the shrews heart ♥ first!!! Fight me!! (๑و•̀ω•́)و ┻━┻ ︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻

[@Areneka112]

That shrew is hacking, ban him😂

[@alushva]

"Yes"

[@3freezeen]

Sandshrew

[@3freezeen]

Cheater!!

[@ProxyWasTaken]

It's Shroud.

[@jorgealvarado3324]

Reckless41 that was the mouse not the shrew

[@dougfranklin9031]

Thanks for doing this... it sure is interesting. Must be nice to have mice and shrews around to do this... LOL. Someone mentioned adding mirrors at some areas to confuse the little fellas, I wonder if that make a difference. I doubt it would. By the way, I think your right about humans not able to learn it, as fast as that shrew did.

[@wizrom3046]

That shrew has at least double the IQ of a mouse. Very impressive.

[@Kai_snzz]

Aww the shrew just moved the pile “No. Seeds belong on the other side.:3”

[@rajendradalvi3004]

Maybe he was counting em

[@urpupdixie6101]

Madeline L. Heyyy we have the same name and spelling! How do you pronounce it? I pronounce it (Mad-A-Linn)

[@Kai_snzz]

Urpupdixie same! Not many people have the same pronunciation with this spelling how cool :)

[@brennonstevens467]

Urpupdixie I have the same phonetics but I spell it differently

[@bikeguyirl4443]

I've seen construction workers do similar when staging work areas

[@AlexanderDyer]

Ha ha, fun with audio and that shrew, I have a new respect for those rodents.

[@camronrogers9539]

Is a shrew a type of mouse or what

[@fiona9891]

Cammy it's a different animal. they're pretty much just mouses that look funny, though they do have different diets.

[@nbamaniac]

shrews are not rodents

[@FlavorPhx]

Could have also called this masterpiece "The Turn of the Shrew"

[@Transblucency]

Underrated comment because people today are a bunch of Phyllises.

[@idaelo]

I feel kind of dumb watching this. But there is 4 million people also who have watched this. A maze for wild mouses? How much of work just to observe mouses doing mazes! But this is also very interesting. At least in the morning hours. I'm more confused.

[@shrilleth]

Hey Jesus Fox.

[@bertbertmann5823]

All in all a much better film than The Maze Runner

[@DataStorm1]

No mice or shrews where harmed in this feature!!! :D

[@hamdyxone]

totally Agree :)

[@JimFortune]

DataStorm Are you sure that stuffing a shrew full of peanut butter and sunflower seeds does not harm it?

[@dwightl5863]

I didn't see any force feeding whatsoever. Jeez!

[@thingyee1118]

No joke

[@umair5602]

I'm just picturing alien overlords doing this to us

[@Damnnthatscrazy]

johnathan cenacrust too late

[@TheGlen72]

@@Damnnthatscrazy yea their doing it now.

[@robinhodson9890]

Making you run around KZbin, seeing how stupid the comments can get before your brains turn to mush.

[@stefanoballiero8319]

we live in a 4-dimensional universe but can only see 3, you're probably right 😂

[@sui11106]

Seems pretty fun there has to be a pile of chicken nuggets and cold fries at the end.

[@unclejoe9770]

Needles to say I can not get enough of this video

[@satjanir1163]

You should use the mechanics from the LEGO and make the maze change every minute. Like so he can see

[@luisabundiz3269]

Now this is entertainment, I could watch this for hours.

[@yamreffotsirk]

I know right?

[@KingYoite]

The shrew is more entertaining then all the mice combined. You should name it!

[@kepainisk.1615]

Yoite Simon the Shrew?...

[@boosay568]

How about Agua, Spanish for water. Because that's what he is, pretty much fluid

[@cringeycookies500]

Naim Noor and gay for chinese or hokkien idk forgot, I just know it means gay in one of my nation's language

[@edgarluna7300]

Yoite boota

[@marmareido6774]

im calling him slick

[@shinobix4925]

I love how the Mouse took one look at the two passage ways and was just immediately like "Nope, this ain't worth it"

[@ToxicWyvern1]

Came for the Mouse, Stayed for the Shrew.

[@Kawitamamayi]

Matt, use a UV light. Mice leave a urine trail so they will always find there way out of your maze. The mouse urine reflects light in the UV spectrum. Interesting fact, predator bird species, like falcons, can see in the UV range and see the trail from the air making mice easy prey.

[@p_mouse8676]

Kawitamamayi . That was exactly my thought. Well i didn't know the left an urine trail, but they definitely are doing something with smell.

[@matthewmeyle9143]

Hope he sees this, that would be a super interesting theory to test/prove.

[@jackmcslay]

not really when he changes the layout making the trail useless

[@TJStellmach]

I am definitely becoming a fan of that shrew.

[@knsitu]

Thank you for this amazing experiment

[@tedspens]

Great project, Matthias. My cat loves it too!

[@chompet123]

I'm supposed to be studying

[@Kotommi]

And so you are.

[@mirtki8749]

Same omg

[@butteredsalmonella]

Yeah you are studying, studying rat ai.

[@jenniferoviawe]

chompet123 ahhhhhhh lol

[@MrJimmyCleaver]

Well you're learning something, shrews are awesome.

[@leontarmann3449]

Closing the exit while a mouse is in there and opening one on a different place would be interesting

[@jordanfry5138]

Leon Tarmann cool idea, I'm worried that either a: the temporary closure of the original would be difficult. Or b: the mouse would reach its limit and give up

[@desmondmiles8474]

You should see the movie "cube" then..

[@leontarmann3449]

Desmond Miles I've seen all 3 of them, multiple times 😂

[@kenth3674]

Closing the exit and never opening it again would be interesting to 😂😂

[@alisonshipley9407]

Natsu Alfante that’s cruel

[@instantmuffin5]

Hello fellow name-sharer, I, too, was surprised by the mice learning their way around the maze. Until I remembered a conversation I had with an exterminator. He told me that the "instant death traps" he used would kill the mice immediately, and the reason he used them was that if the mice were to live for a while, they would automatically coat the trap with pheromons signaling distress, making the trap unattractive for future mice. I assume that the mice panicing in the individual dead ends infused the maze with basically road signs that would show routes to success, leaving smells of "food here", "no food anymore", and the smell of relief and panic. Therefore it may be less about memorizing but about leaving figurative bread crumbs.

[@aiden3739]

this man hates shrews

[@pavelivanov1762]

It would be funny if the shrew makes it all the way, eats, gets fatter and can't fit to go back.

[@archonic_]

I was thinking about that.

[@loupicafett2745]

Me too!

[@boatm4920]

it could just wait, poop a couple of times and it would fit again...

[@irllcd13]

That's exactly what i was waiting for.

[@FlippingSloth]

That shrew is used to the maze having a roof.. you should take off the roof and see if it realizes it can just jump over or if it keeps doing the maze

[@TrareNgyenFiong]

Good idea. But I think the shrew will realize it soon

[@aryore2411]

It actually might not realise it quickly, the shrew seems to be very good at following an established pattern but is slow to respond to change.

[@isaccaiah]

I would like to mention that a few times the shrew tried climbing the maze from the outside, it's just hard to notice since the video being shown is very fast, but I figure since it tried climbing on top of the maze it'd find out relatively quickly.

[@Zackreaver]

I love how the shrew and the mouse both have their own unique theme song lol!

[@NoName-le2hj]

I think you should try to make the maze from the movie The Maze Runners

[@thenightmarewizardcat]

That would be cool, mate. Do you know if someone has done it yet?