found my female bp dead this morning

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Originally Posted by Rat160

We're you feeding f/t? I've heard of people's snakes dying because the rodent wash properly thawed. When the snake ate the partially frozen rodent it froze the snake from the inside. Just something I heard, I personally feed live so just a stab in the dark here.

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Feeding a partially thawed rodent will not "freeze the snake from the inside" although it is harmful. The cold will mean the snake can't digest properly and it might regurgitate it, depending on how 'unthawed' it was. If they have nice temps in the cage and the prey was just not hot enough, they will probably be fine.

Feeding F/T has benefits, but it really does require thawing the prey properly and heating it to the right temps.

I dont remember if you got the mouse f/t or live from a shop (sorry I read everyone's posts) but is it possible that the person who had it had recently (2-8hrs) sprayed prevent a mite and the mouse was covered with it and when the snake consumed it the snake died sometime later. I'd ask who ever you got the feed item from if thats what happened and then warn them about all the feeders being potentially dangerous to snakes. This is the only thing I can think of. Sorry for your loss though. :/