Gross frozen feeders

Welp, I'm really glad I'm almost done using feeders from outside sources. I fed a few of the snakeys today, and let me tell ya, my frozen mice REEKED. My boyfriend says he hasn't noticed a smell from our store-bought batch, but they've always stunk to me. And they seem to have gotten worse lately. Or my sense of smell has gotten much better lol.

I'm not sure if it's due to them being at the top of our freezer and going through a thaw-freeze-thaw cycle when we open it, but it's terrible. I haven't noticed any smell with the ASF we froze ourselves, which are kept in pretty much the same conditions, so I dunno. Thankfully I only have about 3 weeks worth of the smelly mice left :).

With some luck, my rats will start ramping up production soon. Just another reassurance that home grown feeders are the way to go!!!

Hmm, I've bought thousands of feeders from two companies and have only gotten a few randoms here and there that really stunk. Sorry to hear about your stinkies!

Haha thanks. It just seemed to be the adult mice I got from a local shop. The ones I picked up from Repticon back in March smell fine (for dead rodents, lol).

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

Welp, I'm really glad I'm almost done using feeders from outside sources. I fed a few of the snakeys today, and let me tell ya, my frozen mice REEKED. My boyfriend says he hasn't noticed a smell from our store-bought batch, but they've always stunk to me. And they seem to have gotten worse lately. Or my sense of smell has gotten much better lol.

I'm not sure if it's due to them being at the top of our freezer and going through a thaw-freeze-thaw cycle when we open it, but it's terrible. I haven't noticed any smell with the ASF we froze ourselves, which are kept in pretty much the same conditions, so I dunno. Thankfully I only have about 3 weeks worth of the smelly mice left :).

With some luck, my rats will start ramping up production soon. Just another reassurance that home grown feeders are the way to go!!!

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You know they say that your sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy. Jk, i had to say it.

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Originally Posted by cory9oh4

You know they say that your sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy. Jk, i had to say it.

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I thought that and also during your period haha..

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Originally Posted by cory9oh4

You know they say that your sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy. Jk, i had to say it.

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Whatchu trying to say??? Psh I better not be preggo. Lmao

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Originally Posted by SnowShredder

I thought that and also during your period haha..

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Yay for girly superpowers. :D