Just wanted to let y'all know what transpired..

I called Reptile Industries and spoke with Kim Bell. She asked me to take pics and so I did and emailed them to her. She took a few of the stock of frozen rats and found dark brown dots on them, and looked at the dots under a microscope... and told me it was tiny pieces of bedding. She is also shipping me a few more rats just because it was such a hassle. Maybe they will switch to white bedding or something... was just a scare thank goodness. Boots is now fed and a happy snake tonight.