feeding question

CO2 is the way to go for pre-killing a group of rat pups. Drowning and freezing will cause water retention issues.

If your local store can get F/T rat pups, what's wrong with continuing to feed the large mice until they come in? Honestly, we mostly likely overfeed these animals by keeping them on a weekly schedule anyway. It's not going to cause any damage to keep him on mice until the rats show up.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Honestly, we mostly likely overfeed these animals by keeping them on a weekly schedule anyway.

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Glad I'm not the only one who believes this.

Okay guys, thanks for all the answers, i went today and they had no large frozen mice, so I got two little ones. I will end up getting a live one and pre killing it. I have till Saturday night to do this. I know that's not very long away. They did say they would order some frozen rat pups for me. Thanks again for all the answers. I am very new at this only had this bp a month or so I need all help I can get lol

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Then how do you get the water out of the lungs? If you freeze a drowned pup, the water in the lungs are going to freeze as well.

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You don't feed them frozen ;) so water in the lungs will thaw out when you thaw the feeder.

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Originally Posted by ExotixTowing

You don't feed them frozen ;) so water in the lungs will thaw out when you thaw the feeder.

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But then you're feeding a water filled rat

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Originally Posted by satomi325

But then you're feeding a water filled rat

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As long as you don't overheat it and cause it to pop, why is this a bad thing? The BP just gets some extra hydration from his food.