I found that two frozen rats out of a pack of twelve that I ordered from a local seller appeared to be infested with lice, so I contacted the seller about it. I've ordered from them several times and this is the first time I've encountered anything like this. Usually their frozen feeders are clean and good quality. They told me that their rats are treated for parasites twice annually, but that the lice don't always fall off after treatment, and that once dead and frozen the lice are harmless. I also asked if the parasite treatment they use is toxic to snakes that eat the rodents and they assured me it wasn't.
I just wanted to confirm if this all sounds right or not and if I should buy from this seller again? Is it normal to need to treat breeding colonies of feeder rodents for parasites, and are rodents that have been infested with and treated for parasites still safe for snakes to eat?