4 months???

So i was at Petsmart (more commonly referred to as 'the enemy') picking up some frozen mice. I asked about them and the girl working there was like oh well, it's good for 4 months (10 bucks for 4 mice???? you've gotta be kidding me). I feel bad for her snake...

So a ball that gets fed a small mouse once a month. How do you think that'll end up?

Poor snake....:(

Yeah, that sounds like a typical Petsmart employee... sadly enough. (Now you see why I left...)

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Originally Posted by Argentra

Yeah, that sounds like a typical Petsmart employee... sadly enough. (Now you see why I left...)

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indeed!

Horrible advice from Pet"smart", yet again. Growing BPs should be fed once a week; some people go every 10 days but you just have to go by the snake itself; if it is becoming obese, space out feedings more.
Once a month; I feed my adults that are fully grown, much more often than that.. sad. :(

Just playing devil's advocate, but do you think maybe she meant that the frozen mice would be fine frozen for up to four months? I only feed live, so I really don't know the "shelf life" of frozen prey.


And when did Petsmart start selling frozen mice? None of them near me do.

I never hear bad advice from petco or petsmart, because i never go to the reptile sections, so my petco/petsmart experiences are always pretty good!!! :carrot:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Just playing devil's advocate, but do you think maybe she meant that the frozen mice would be fine frozen for up to four months? I only feed live, so I really don't know the "shelf life" of frozen prey.


And when did Petsmart start selling frozen mice? None of them near me do.

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That's what I took it as when I first read the post :rockon:

i dont know.. the petco down here had horribly thin ball-pythons, so i wouldnt put it passed people who just dont know

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Originally Posted by AshleyB

i dont know.. the petco down here had horribly thin ball-pythons, so i wouldnt put it passed people who just dont know

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I'd blame that more on the snakes being housed improperly and being stressed and refusing feed, rather than not being fed.

petsmart sells artic mice, they are located in the fish section in the freezer with the frozen fish food. and i once had to pay for mice there and i will never do it again

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Just playing devil's advocate, but do you think maybe she meant that the frozen mice would be fine frozen for up to four months? I only feed live, so I really don't know the "shelf life" of frozen prey.


And when did Petsmart start selling frozen mice? None of them near me do.

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No, because I was like how often do you feed YOUR snake??? And she's like, "A Ball Python eats a small mouse once a month." I was like, "Uhh.. I feed my snake 1-2 times a week (actually, I don't have a feeding schedule. I feed randomly and at will. Because you know... There's no set schedule in the wild.. But then again.. There's also never a reliable source of food either. Eh, she's happy and not obese). She goes, "Thats WAAY to much!!" And then I saw a bunch of captive hatched (the sign said it all) ball pythons there (hence why I call them the 'enemy') and they were all so skinny...
They sell frozen mice at the one in Braintree, Ma. 10 bucks (yikes) gets you a deli cup stuffed with four mice, all wrapped in their individual baggies. These mice are brown. I hope Aphrodite (my snake if you don't know) eats these (she's used to white mice)!



PS... I have NOOO idea how I double posted. If a mod could please remove the post above this, it would be appreciated.

I wouldn't be at all surprised with that kind of husbandry advice coming out of that store. Our one snake Kyna, came to us at 18 months of age, basically the size of most 6 month old ball pythons. She'd been consistently underfed by her owners because they faithfully followed the stupid pet store advice. They didn't have a computer at home, had no access to this sort of forum and really believed the pet store wouldn't give them bad information. With a proper feeding routine Kyna nicely gained weight and length. :)

Exactly. Too many people think that pet stores would never hire someone who doesn't know everything about the animals, therefore they listen religiously to every idiotic thing they say. In truth, most of those stores just hire whoever says they know something about animals at all...and most of the time that 'knowledge' is a bunch of myths and hooey. I can't believe I so badly wanted to work at one of those places as a teen. When I got begged (practically) to work there cause I knew so much, I was thrilled...until I saw how it really is. I did my best, and continue to steer pet owners in the store down the right path whenever I go in to get supplies, but never again will I work at any big pet store again even if I have no other job. Everything about them, from 'care' and handling policies, to crappy treatment, is horrible.

Having said this, I really applaud those out there who truly know their stuff and continue to work in those places trying to give pet owners proper advice. Kudos to the few. :clap:

So this is confirmed, the Petco in Avon, MA takes their snakes to the vet.