Is this safe? (Feeding) URGENT

[OliveSprout]

Is this normal or is it some type of fungi?



I noticed some white spots on the mice I use to feed my ball python, is this fungi??

[tttaylorrr]

that's just freezer burn. totally safe.

[Sambo76]

Is this normal or is it some type of fungi?



I noticed some white spots on the mice I use to feed my ball python, is this fungi??

It looks like freezer burn to me but I’m no expert


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[OliveSprout]

that's just freezer burn. totally safe.

Oh thank you! I actually realized that a few minutes ago when I unthawed one and the spots went away, I just wanted to make sure I was right.

[Crowfingers]

Looks like freezer-burn to me. If you have that happen often, you can individually package each rat (or 1-3 of that size) in a zip lock baggie and squeeze all the air out. Then but the small baggies into a gallon freezer bag, also with the air squeezed out, and store the whole package in a plastic freezer container. I do this for my rats and they keep without freezer burn for about 6 to 9 months.

If your concerned with freshness

[OliveSprout]

Looks like freezer-burn to me. If you have that happen often, you can individually package each rat (or 1-3 of that size) in a zip lock baggie and squeeze all the air out. Then but the small baggies into a gallon freezer bag, also with the air squeezed out, and store the whole package in a plastic freezer container. I do this for my rats and they keep without freezer burn for about 6 to 9 months.

If your concerned with freshness

Thank you! I’ll do that when I cant buy more mice for some period of time

[cchardwick]

I've never seen that, not sure I would use a rodent that old. Smell it, if it smells funky don't use it. I raise all my own and wrap them individually with a paper towel, then put them in a ziplock baggie, I never get freezer burn. But I do use them within 2-3 months max.

[dylan815]

that's just freezer burn. totally safe.

Wait, freezer burned rodents are okay to feed to snakes?


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[tttaylorrr]

Wait, freezer burned rodents are okay to feed to snakes?


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freezer burns are just spots on the food item that have become really dehydrated from the exposure to freezing temperatures. there's no damage to the meat, and the discoloration is just a chemical change that happens to the pigment of the item.