Hi there,

So I got my snake a live feeder rat that she decided not to eat so I kept it (I have kept rats before and try to offer them later). I set the rat up with food and water etc. and I will try offering it to my snake another day. Recently for the first time the rat has died. I noticed it didn't eat it's food but I know the rats eat it because all the previous ones did and they never died. Anyways, my question is, I think it has been dead for a day now maybe two. Can i still feed it to my snake? This is not a wild rat this was a feeder that I bought from a pet store, but i am still unsure about disease etc. Any thoughts?

Thanks