Quote Originally Posted by JeffJ View Post
i agree, you would be able to tell an anemic rat hands down. so its not really an issue of if its bad for the snakes health either way. its just not a good practice because you should be considering the hygiene of your feeders for your own sake and theirs.
Yes, exactly. It's pretty common sense for me though, QT is a huge deal for my colony. I am so dependent on them, I cant even fathom at this point having an outbreak of anything. We would be out a LOT of money, time and energy.

I also wasn't assuming everyone has a colony, but rather buys a weekly rat or mouse from the local pet shop.