f/t rat bleeding

[bp-guy]

What do you guys do when one of the rats you unthaw bleeds from its nose, do you wait for the blood to stop comming out then you feed?(cause i dont want to put it in my snakes cage and have it bleed all over the paper towels so i have to change them right after the feedind) Or do you just give it to them with it still bleeding then change substrate?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Whatever gets F/T gets it even if there is slight blood coming out and if needed the substrate is changed the following day.

Feeding can get messy and your snake will be fine with dirty substrate just do not stress him by changing it right after feeding him or you will risk a regurgitation give it at least 34 to 48 hours.

[Jonas@Balls2TheWall]

Not sure how you thaw your rats but, I do mine in the fridge overnight and then heat the next day. If you want to stop the bleeding simply have the rats nose facing up (the roof) while they thaw out. If you have them facing down, all the blood rushes to their head and comes out the nose.

[loonunit]

A lot of my f/t mice bleed immediately after thawing. I mostly use cardboard boxes for feeding, and I just write them off as permanently gross from then on.

When I do feed in the tubs or the tanks, as long as the f/t doesn't explode, I don't actually worry too much about blood on the bedding. Most I worry that it's shocking to see it on white newsprint and paper towels, especially for people who maybe aren't that keen on snakes to begin with. But blood on aspen chips is a very low priority, compared to poop or shed or urates.

[mpkeelee]

A lot of places gas the feeders and then make sure they are dead by cervical dislocation which can cause a lot of bleeding. The blood may be from this or just from their body. Every time I feed atleast one f/t has a bloody nose and I just throw it in. Sometimes the newspaper has a blood stain but once everything is changed its like new. Don't worry.

[crepers86]

The breeder that provides my local pet shop with f/t feeders freezes the mice alive so they are always bloody

[Homegrownscales]

That's the most horrible death ever. Holy crap. Freezing is only half way acceptable for pinkies. But for mice with fur that's excruciating. A whack to the head is so much more humane. If your worried about the blood just put a peice of newspaper down under The rat while you offer. It's no big deal though.


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