I bought some fuzzies and hoppers locally that would break in half. They were just packed in a ziplock bag.Originally Posted by LittleTreeGuy
That's what I was thinking... if they were slit, they'd bleed all over their fur, I'd think. Is it at all possible that their necks broke after they were frozen? If they were vacuum sealed like you said, maybe the vacuum caused their heads to move a certain way that cracked them. I know several of the fuzzy rats I ordered online literally broke in half. I think they were frozen so hard, that they just cracked and broke in half like glass. Just a thought...
...or then again, that guy could be Norman Bates.
I believe that they broke in half because they were not physically developed yet. The stomach and back muscles are just not there yet. The peritoneum is thin, the skin at the abdomen is thin. Just handling them as they thaw, those undeveloped parts can not support the weight of the upper torso as you flip the fuzzies over by the tail to thaw. Or if you grab the head to turn over, the abdominal area can't support the weight of the lower body. Basically the thawing process is too rough for them.
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