Wild mice

[zeion97]

Well fecals will run you anywhere from $15-$35 if a vet will do them local, sometimes you have to get them shipped overnight if you don't have a local vet that will do it. Then you will be sending out another fecal in 3 weeks because they may or may not be detected the first time around. Generally a record of 3 clean fecals means you have a healthy animal so that is going to range from $45-$105 for a local vet or about $69-$126 to ship them out.

I have no idea what meds would cost.

OR you could get a vet to do a autopsy on the mice to see if they have parasites. I hear that's expensive too.

I want your vet. or better yet this vet... fecals here cost anywhere from 150-200 APIECE.... and they're done on sight...

Now I stopped at this post, so don't ring me okay? I wouldn't do it. You knows a chefs worst nightmare? Not salmonella..... not e. Coli.... Botulism... snakes have salmonella in there body already, but why chance other parasites that mice and even eats can carry? What your snake eats is up to you, don't ring me... I know a retic Owner that use to breed cats and even dogs to feed his retic. Do I agree? No. Absolutely not. But it is all up to you! Whatever you choose. Best of luck to you!

[evan385]

I dun said that i'm gonna wait for the rat pups to grow more. They already have their eyes open. And if I have to i'll just assist feed him. Posting after only reading the first post is something else I do not appreciate.

[mr.spooky]

shew,,,, we do fecals on here at home, ,on sight. i know whats in my animals...
spooky

[mr.spooky]

I dun said that i'm gonna wait for the rat pups to grow more. They already have their eyes open. And if I have to i'll just assist feed him. Posting after only reading the first post is something else I do not appreciate.

chill out dude,

probabally no need to assist feed, if there hungry,, they will eat it.
iv went through your previous post, and you seem to be very enthused about your snakes.. thats a good thing!!!!!!!!!
but bottom line,, as long as you give them the prope husbandry, ie. temps/humidy/hides,, and that stuff,, they will probabally take care of the rest..
*again,, i might be talking outta my arse* but i dunno..................
spooky

[dr del]

I dun said that i'm gonna wait for the rat pups to grow more. They already have their eyes open. And if I have to i'll just assist feed him. Posting after only reading the first post is something else I do not appreciate.

Unavoidable on forums I'm afraid. Eventually people realise and let the threads die.

Try not to take it personally in the meantime.


dr del

[evan385]

I mean if I really have to i'll assist feed. If I have no other option and I still can't get live mice. If he starts losing weight I will assist feed.

[mkeller13]

Wouldn't freezing them kill off the parasites? Parasites need a live host. That being said I would have to assume that freezing the mouse would kill off the parasites.

If freezing flesh of any kind killed off parasites then you would not have to make sure meats such as chicken or hamburger reach a temperature which all parasites are destroyed. Beef is 155 and chicken 165. It is also the reason you must boil untreated water. Believe me that freezing something does not kill parasites. Look it up if you do not believe me.

[mkeller13]

The main issue is that some of the parasite eggs and larva can survive the freezing process so just better safe than sorry imo. It's just not worth the risk if you can avoid it.

[mr.spooky]

Unavoidable on forums I'm afraid. Eventually people realise and let the threads die.

Try not to take it personally in the meantime.


dr del

[Salamander Rising]

I've actually heard from a few hunters of squirrels that you can't eat squirrel during spring/summer because they have worms and other parasites. But once fall/early winter hits and it gets to freezing temperatures at night the worms and parasites die off from the cold. Would this be true for wild mice too? Also I only fed her wild mice that had been in the freezer for more than 24 hours.

The reason you don't eat spring/summer squirrels is warbles....the huge maggot offspring of the Bot Fly which burrows into the animal's skin and feeds upon it until it's mature, whereupon it pupates, hatches out and flies away.

Trust me, if you'd ever seen a warble-infested squirrel, you'd never eat any wild game again.

[and you can't even imagine what a huge warble in a tiny wild mouse looks like]

Squirrels [and all other wild mammals] carry ectoparasites year-round.
They stay warm and the ticks, fleas and mites are perfectly happy living in their fur.
Endoparasites couldn't care less what the weather is....they live inside a nice, toasty host.

The resident Hillbilly,

Salamander