So I just went to PetSmart to get a mouse for my baby ball python for the meantime while waiting for my RodentPro shipment to come in. WELL. LET. ME. TELL. YOU.

First of all, the mouse in the freezer wasn't even frozen to begin with. Should have been the first sign NOT to get it. But my noodle looked ready to feed, so I gave it a shot.

Second, the sizing of the mouse was incorrect. My ball python is only 2 months and I had to get a large adult mice and it was barely was wide as his widest part.

Third, it was way too overpriced and I ended up paying around $4 for one "large" mouse.

I got home to defrost the mouse, although it was already halfway there, and after thawing it out in warm water for about 10 minutes, I felt the pack and it was oddly way too squishy.

I opened the pack and it was leaking with brown liquid which was old blood that had been sitting in the pack. The mouse had turned brown because it was soaking in its own blood. The lower half was completely detached and the innards were everywhere. AND let's not forget, it smelled like chicken. Not the good kind of chicken, but the mouse kind. The kind you want to gag at when thinking about because IT'S. NOT. CHICKEN.

Anyway, has anyone had this problem or experience with Arctic Mice from PetSmart (or should I say PetDumb)? Or am I just not doing this right? HELP.