Re: Eploding frozen mice??
I actually have been feeding the fuzzies to him because he isn't big enough for the other ones... Why should I not feed those to him? (Not trying to say that in a rude way just want to know why I know it's hard to tell what tones are via text)
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Deborah
There are a few things that can lead to exploding mice.
1# Thawing the prey too rapidly, for example using hot water.
2# Thawing and refreezing the prey.
I raise, euthanize and freeze my own mice and when I thaw them I do so at room temp near the snake's enclosure and they never explode. :gj:
Fuzzies (and hopefully you do not feed those to a BP) thaw at room temp very rapidly there is really no need for hot water.
Re: Eploding frozen mice??
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Ashley-Rose
I actually have been feeding the fuzzies to him because he isn't big enough for the other ones... Why should I not feed those to him? (Not trying to say that in a rude way just want to know why I know it's hard to tell what tones are via text)
How big is he, the only way I would consider Any average hatchling right out of the egg can take down a hopper mouse and quickly move to small adult and adult.
The key in feeding young animals is to feed a prey equal the girth size (widest part of your BP's body). If the BP in question is the one in your avatar it looks to me like he can take a small adult and probably even an adult mouse ;)
Re: Eploding frozen mice??
I've been having that problem without even using hot water, just thawing them. It's driving me nuts. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. It's a pain in the butt.
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Re: Eploding frozen mice??
You have to be careful since a lot of these chain pet stores do not store the frozen mice properly. If they are left out to long and defrost and freeze again then they will explode like you said and it will cause a nasty mess. A red flag is if you see blood around the head and nose or a bad smell after defrosting. I seem to have better luck at Petsmart then Petco.
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Re: Eploding frozen mice??
Some people have suggested on here I feed him live hoppers but I can't seem to find a store that sells them. But I will bump him up to adults this weekend! Thanks for the suggestion :)
Re: Eploding frozen mice??
Yeah looks like I am heading back to Petsmart this weekend. Not too impressed with the Petco frozen mice. I had absolutely no problems with the Petsmart ones.
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piedpython
You have to be careful since a lot of these chain pet stores do not store the frozen mice properly. If they are left out to long and defrost and freeze again then they will explode like you said and it will cause a nasty mess. A red flag is if you see blood around the head and nose or a bad smell after defrosting. I seem to have better luck at Petsmart then Petco.
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Yeah looks like I am heading back to Petsmart this weekend. Not too impressed with the Petco frozen mice. I had absolutely no problems with the Petsmart ones.
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Originally Posted by
piedpython
You have to be careful since a lot of these chain pet stores do not store the frozen mice properly. If they are left out to long and defrost and freeze again then they will explode like you said and it will cause a nasty mess. A red flag is if you see blood around the head and nose or a bad smell after defrosting. I seem to have better luck at Petsmart then Petco.
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Re: Eploding frozen mice??
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Originally Posted by
Deborah
How big is he, the only way I would consider Any average hatchling right out of the egg can take down a hopper mouse and quickly move to small adult and adult.
The key in feeding young animals is to feed a prey equal the girth size (widest part of your BP's body). If the BP in question is the one in your avatar it looks to me like he can take a small adult and probably even an adult mouse ;)
Deborah, I have a BP that is 3 months old and weighs 172 grams right now. I am currently feeding an adult mouse every 5 days and she is doing well.
I plan to attend Repticon on April 12th and will look at purchasing a quantity of frozen feeders. I would like to get a good stock but I'm a little unsure of how many to get. I plan to get fuzzy rats ( she seems to take those better) but I'm wondering if she will be up to hoppers before she devours the 50 fuzzy? My thoughts were to get 25 fuzzy and 25 hoppers.
Your "experienced" opinion is greatly appreciated!!!!