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Shaving mouse?

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  • 01-21-2011, 12:01 PM
    Thepythonman12
    Shaving mouse?
    Can i shave the feeder mice?This is a serious question i want to feed mice with less hair but i have no where near me to buy hairless mice like some of you guys have.So is it ok if i buy some clippers (small ones) and just shave most of the hair off the mouse then wash it to get the clipped hair pieces off?Right now in my mind there is nothing that can go wrong with this so is it a bad idea or can i go for it and if it makes any difference i can pre kill the mouse before i shave it.
  • 01-21-2011, 12:08 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    Why? :confused:
  • 01-21-2011, 12:15 PM
    Thepythonman12
    Because it is healthier so can i do it?
  • 01-21-2011, 12:16 PM
    ballpythonluvr
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    Why? :confused:

    Exactly! Why?
  • 01-21-2011, 12:19 PM
    Thepythonman12
    There will be less hair in the digestive track,and i cannot get my hands on some hairless mice so im wondering can i just shave them?
  • 01-21-2011, 12:20 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Thepythonman12 View Post
    Because it is healthier so can i do it?

    Healthier? Care to elaborate on that?
  • 01-21-2011, 12:24 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Thepythonman12 View Post
    There will be less hair in the digestive track,and i cannot get my hands on some hairless mice so im wondering can i just shave them?

    Trust me if they can digest bones, nails, teeth, a little fur is not gonna hurt them they do it all the time. You are not feeding angora hamsters you are feeding mice ;)

    Of course if you want to make simple thing more complicated why not? :rolleyes:
  • 01-21-2011, 12:26 PM
    XIIIPythons
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    come on guys .. have yall never watched the documentary on the anaconda ? it clearly shows the anaconda kill the Capybara and then take out his shaving kit clean him up .. j/j but i dont see how its healthier. but it could be
  • 01-21-2011, 12:28 PM
    ballpythonluvr
    Re: Shaving mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    Trust me if they can digest bones, nails, teeth, a little fur is not gonna hurt them they do it all the time. You are not feeding angora hamsters you are feeding mice ;)

    Of course if you want to make simple thing more complicated why not? :rolleyes:

    Deborah is correct. Snakes digest the hair and bones. There really is no reason to shave a feeder mouse.
  • 01-21-2011, 12:30 PM
    sho220
    That's one of the dumbest things I think I've ever heard...well...herp related anyway...
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