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    Frozen Food Question

    I have a quick question about frozen prey. My ball python has occasionally skipped a meal or two, nothing out of the norm.

    I have been under the impression if the snake does not eat I should dispose of the meal. Is this really the case? I'm wondering if there is any downfall to re-freezing the mouse?

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    You can re-freeze the rodent once. After that the rodent should be thrown away.

    Basically you need to use good judgment. If a rodent doesn't look good after refreezing don't feed it. The rodent is worth far less than the cost of a vet trip or the BP.
    Last edited by The Serpent Merchant; 06-25-2012 at 11:57 PM.
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    Re: Frozen Food Question

    Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
    You can re-freeze the rodent once. After that the rodent should be thrown away.

    Basically you need to use good judgment. If a rodent doesn't look good after refreshing don't feed it. The rodent is worth far less than the cost of a vet trip or the BP.
    Agree 100%

    I just cant really tell if a frozen mouse looks refreshing Out of the two I have disposed of so far, they have looked ok, but I just don't have the expertise to say accurately. Sounds like this is one of those things to be better safe than sorry and throw away?

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    Better safe than sorry is always a good policy.
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    I re-freeze meals only once. I rather throw a 2 dollar rat in the trash than going to the vet for the $100+ vet bill.

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    I refreeze once. After that I throw it away.
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