I went to Pratts, a local feed store to pick up a couple mouse hoppers for my young snakes who will only take them a week or so ago and all of their mouse hoppers seemed very bloated, with big round bellies. None of their adults looked this way. I thought it could be from them still nursing so I purchased a couple and didn't feed them to my snakes to see if they got less bloated in a few days.
Its been over a week and they both still seem very swollen, maybe slightly less so. I don't know if it could be related to parasites or if they're just fat? They're definitely too young to be pregnant and both males and females were all this way.
Should I cull these off and never buy from there again or do you think they're safe to feed?
If its helpful, their bellies do not feel squishy, they're firm if anything.
Crappy cell phone pics.
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