Faux "edible" dead mouse for short film

Looking for some advice. I need to create a fake mouse that a character can stab into and take a bite. We have some actual dead mice for other shots, but in one shot the actor needs to actually stab it and take a bite.
My thought was to make a mold of one of the dead mice with resin or similar, and then fill the mold with a deep red jello? Not sure what to do from there in terms of adding fur, etc.
One factor that makes the "realism" of the mouse a little more forgiving, is that the mouse is to be covered in beans (for the story, the character finds the mice in a can of beans).
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!

Make it out of seitan? The great thing about seitan is, you can make it into any shape. They even made a seitan ET. Add some candy fur and candy eyes? Although, if it's covered in beans, the water will surely melt the sugar. Seitan covered with fake blood and fake fur might work?

I sure wouldn't want to put any type of fur, real or fake into my mouth.


My suggestion? Clever cuts and editing. If that's a no-go, and it's going to be covered in beans anyways, I'd skip the fur all together.. Probably sculpt a new mouse instead of molding a dead one as well.

You'd probably want to use a food safe silicone for the mold too. You know what they say, safety third.

You could just slow-roast a real mouse.....a little seasoning to improve the flavor...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABffYDM9EwU