can they eat exploding mice? i need to know asap

this is my first exploding mouse, and i need to know if i should take it away and give her a new one like right now, thanks, it smells terrible, like rotten terible almost

do you mean it exploded when he struck and bit into it ? or do you mean it exploded while thawing ?

when she struck, it blew out the stomach wall, i already threw it away though, it smelt so terrible, i almost threw up

Yeah...it'll be ok. You'll want to clean up afterwards though, as soon as possible after she's done eating. For one...it stinks, as you've already noticed. For another, the guts or whatever is left behind will turn to cement against whatever its stuck to. :puke:

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Originally Posted by JLC

Yeah...it'll be ok. You'll want to clean up afterwards though, as soon as possible after she's done eating. For one...it stinks, as you've already noticed. For another, the guts or whatever is left behind will turn to cement against whatever its stuck to. :puke:

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thanks, i already threw it away though and gave her a shower/towel wipe down and rinsed her stick, it got all over the place, most of the guts even fell out all over the table, but i didnt get a picture of that

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SSPX0716.jpg

the smell was worse than the dead opossum i found in my yard a while ago, and it was covered in maggots, thanks for the help, but i already had my panic attack lol, but next time i'll just let her finish

I've had that happen a few times over the years. I know the smell you are referring to. Not very pleasant at all.

could it have been the way i thawed it? i put it in the fridge last night, and put it on a heat pad(human type) to warm it up, before that, i'd just put it under hot water until it was soft and warm

If they get warmed up too much or for too long, gasses can expand in the belly. Also, if they've been frozen for too long, or repeatedly thawed and frozen, it can weaken the belly wall so that it will be prone to "exploding" even when properly thawed.

I'd say it really doesn't matter if you let the snake eat it or not...whatever makes you feel most comfortable. The one "explosion" I had, there was no way the snake was going to give that rat back to me, even if I'd wanted to take it. :P

thanks, theyre petsmart mice, so for all i know theyve been frozen for 5years lol, im thawing another one right now though, and hopefully it wont blow up like a 10pound brick of C4 being detonated with a grenade lol

Oh my goodness this happened to me tonight, it was the nastiest thing ever. The smell is seriously like the smell of death.

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Oh my goodness this happened to me tonight, it was the nastiest thing ever. The smell is seriously like the smell of death.

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exactly lol, ive willingly smelt some very nasty things in my life, but this has to be in the top two, its tied with rotten fish stock, and i was like two feet away and it was terribly strong

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exactly lol, ive willingly smelt some very nasty things in my life, but this has to be in the top two, its tied with rotten fish stock, and i was like two feet away and it was terribly strong

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Yes the smell is in the top of the worst. My old neighbor died and we found her 9 days later and this reminds me of that. So.so.so gross

im sorry, fortunatly i havent had to experience that smell, but i can imagine its not that far from this

Its times like this I'm glad I feed live. I don't have to deal with that problem anymore. I just can't believe some snakes actualy eat them all busted open. But my girl is so picky about her meals hence why I feed her live.

i usually feed my bp live, but he got bit in the neck a while ago, so im doing prekilled now, but i thought i'd try f/t for the boa since she doesnt have any scars yet, but i'll probably switch her to p/k since it'd be cheaper for me

Well you know my girls already got scars from hr tape incident a while back which is getting close to being healed. She hasn't gotten bit yet tho. She is pretty consistant at wrapping the throat and contolling the head. I worry more about the mices nails than anything at this point. Little clingy b@stards.

well thats good, loki isnt all that great yet, she grabs it everywhere, butt, stomach, shoulder, she doesnt care, shes a killing machine with the mindset of "its only a flesh wound" lol

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well thats good, loki isnt all that great yet, she grabs it everywhere, butt, stomach, shoulder, she doesnt care, shes a killing machine with the mindset of "its only a flesh wound" lol

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Haha

I usually thaw them in the fridge. Then take them out and let them warm to room temp, then put them in 110 degree water for a few minutes, let them drip dry and feed. Works well for me.