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    Cutting Frozen Rats?

    This might be a terrible question, but the smallest rat i could find for my new blood python is too big, is there a such thing as cutting the frozen rat to make it smaller? Will it still eat?
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    it would be a huge mess as the inards would be everywhere. Notice what happens when you squeeze a tube of tooth paste?
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    Not sure if a snake would eat it, but the inards don't go everywhere with f/t. I cut rats in half for my cat to eat.
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    Re: Cutting Frozen Rats?

    Cats dont constrict either
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    I was referring to cutting open the rat.
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    Re: Cutting Frozen Rats?

    I just don't see that ending pretty...
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    Re: Cutting Frozen Rats?

    Quote Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons View Post
    Cats dont constrict either

    They don't?! Maybe there's something wrong with mine, he's always trying....

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    Re: Cutting Frozen Rats?

    There were no mice the correct size for feeding available?

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    Try it. Worst that happens is you end up with rat guts everywhere and a snake that's still hungry.

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    How certain are you that it is too big? My blood has taken some impressive sized rats. Got any pics?
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