Nasty case of an exploding f/t small rat
I did my usual thawing method of a small f/t rat for my normal girl last night. I let the rat thaw out at room temperature and then heated the head with a blow dryer. I presented it to my girl and when she struck and coiled, guts flew everywhere. Talk about disgusting and stinky. This has got to be the worst case of explosive rat guts I have ever encountered in my entire seven years of keeping ball pythons. Amazingly enough she still ate the damn thing too.
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I did my usual thawing method of a small f/t rat for my normal girl last night. I let the rat thaw out at room temperature and then heated the head with a blow dryer. I presented it to my girl and when she struck and coiled, guts flew everywhere. Talk about disgusting and stinky. This has got to be the worst case of explosive rat guts I have ever encountered in my entire seven years of keeping ball pythons. Amazingly enough she still ate the damn thing too.
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I've never had this happen! I thaw mine in hot water until they are soft all the way through and immediately feed. Sometimes, I have to reheat with a blow dryer if they're feeling picky. Never any explosion of guys, though.
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PitOnTheProwl
It shouldnt have smelled to bad.
Was it a refreeze?
No, it was not a refreeze. I too was wondering why it stank so bad. My normal girl ate it and she seems to be fine today. I have been watching her very closely to make sure she doesn't have any regurgitation issues. Perhaps I have learned my lesson here to never feed her another explosive stinky small f/t rat.
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ItBurnsToPee
hey i dont mean to hijack the thread but while were on the topic, is refrozen detrimental? or does it just smell really bad. on the way home with a bag of frozen mice they defrosted a little and were still hard but a little soft on the skin. just dont want to feed my snakes something that could harm them.
The guts I believe is what you don't want to thaw then refreeze. The skin/meat should be alright. Nice name btw...
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Gerardo
How common is it to have issues with f/t feedings?
If the prey is slow thawed and no re-freezed and re-thawed, VERY rare.
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You guys ever have a f/t with feces? Like the snake wraps and then the mouse turns into a tube of toothpaste if you catch my drift...
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Gerardo
How common is it to have issues with f/t feedings?
I feed my entire collection f/t and have not-once-never-ever had a problem with an exploding rat. I thaw at room temp over the course of several hours and heat with a hairdryer just before feeding.
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You guys ever have a f/t with feces? Like the snake wraps and then the mouse turns into a tube of toothpaste if you catch my drift...
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Yup...
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