Frozen food can kill not injure your snake

[xShevi]

I'll tell you, this post made me scared of feeding my expensive snake f/t. Thanks.

Fudging hell.....

[Sauzo]

I'll tell you, this post made me scared of feeding my expensive snake f/t. Thanks.

Fudging hell.....

I wouldnt worry. I've been feeding all my snakes F/T for years and never had a problem and i got snakes close too $1000 each. You just have to get from a reputable source. And generally, you will know when a F/T is bad when you thaw it out and it stinks to high heaven and makes you want to gag lol.

[xShevi]

I wouldnt worry. I've been feeding all my snakes F/T for years and never had a problem and i got snakes close too $1000 each. You just have to get from a reputable source. And generally, you will know when a F/T is bad when you thaw it out and it stinks to high heaven and makes you want to gag lol.

Good. I had that once and returned it all. Thanks for this Sauzo.

Here in the Netherlands it's hard getting by f/t food from reputable sources. I just go by pet stores or order them online from this one company that seems to be good, but if they don't have any I would have to order somewhere else.. I did that last week and I received the rats by post a little soft, yet frozen inside wrapped in a tempex box in an ice pack that was frozen solid inside and a little thawed on the outside. I fed my snake one of these rats 2 days ago, but actually didn't smell anything, so they are good then.

Is it me or do rats smell more neutral, or not like anything at all, compared to mice, who just don't smell very nice?

I was doubting myself, then reading this, nearly had a breakdown in front of the vivarium cursing myself and apologizing to the snake lmao... Thanks Sauzo.

[SDA]

Good. I had that once and returned it all. Thanks for this Sauzo.

Here in the Netherlands it's hard getting by f/t food from reputable sources. I just go by pet stores or order them online from this one company that seems to be good, but if they don't have any I would have to order somewhere else.. I did that last week and I received the rats by post a little soft, yet frozen inside wrapped in a tempex box in an ice pack that was frozen solid inside and a little thawed on the outside. I fed my snake one of these rats 2 days ago, but actually didn't smell anything, so they are good then.

Is it me or do rats smell more neutral, or not like anything at all, compared to mice, who just don't smell very nice?

I was doubting myself, then reading this, nearly had a breakdown in front of the vivarium cursing myself and apologizing to the snake lmao... Thanks Sauzo.

Rats can be pretty funky with their scent naturally. They are just foul little critters normally and if they urinated on themselves it can smell pretty skunky. I find them less appealing than mice but maybe that is just me.

I also feed frozen thawed and have for years. The potential of a very expensive bite being a vet trip is just not something I am willing to risk for my snakes. If you can't find frozen thawed then my recommendation is get used to killing your live prey before feeding once you get to a larger size. It is just not worth a bite no matter that reason behind feeding live.

[Sauzo]

Good. I had that once and returned it all. Thanks for this Sauzo.

Here in the Netherlands it's hard getting by f/t food from reputable sources. I just go by pet stores or order them online from this one company that seems to be good, but if they don't have any I would have to order somewhere else.. I did that last week and I received the rats by post a little soft, yet frozen inside wrapped in a tempex box in an ice pack that was frozen solid inside and a little thawed on the outside. I fed my snake one of these rats 2 days ago, but actually didn't smell anything, so they are good then.

Is it me or do rats smell more neutral, or not like anything at all, compared to mice, who just don't smell very nice?

I was doubting myself, then reading this, nearly had a breakdown in front of the vivarium cursing myself and apologizing to the snake lmao... Thanks Sauzo.

Depends how well said vendors clean and prepare their rats. I've seen some with poop in the bags and stained rats which I'm assuming is piss. Others i have seen were clean and no real smell. The area i get my rats and stuff from all get theirs from the same local supplier that i know so they are good for the most part. But I'm a crazy person who spends about $120 a month on snake food when i should be buying a small chest freezer and ordering in bulk.....but i keep spending money on more snakes and cages

[Dutti]

I wouldnt worry. I've been feeding all my snakes F/T for years and never had a problem and i got snakes close too $1000 each. You just have to get from a reputable source. And generally, you will know when a F/T is bad when you thaw it out and it stinks to high heaven and makes you want to gag lol.

As i said at the beginning, you can feed them many years F/T and it takes only one bad frozen to kill the snake. You will never know. Besides, its healthier to feed live or pre killed. Its advisable if you feed F/T to add vitamins to the prey.

[Dutti]

I'll tell you, this post made me scared of feeding my expensive snake f/t. Thanks.

Fudging hell.....

I wouldn,t feed F/T. Even if i did not feed live, i would feed pre killed. The only reasons in my opinion to feed F/T is that you can,t afford to buy live prey, you find it expensive. Or its hard to buy live prey in your area, not available. As i have mentioned before, if you feed F/T its advisable to add vitamins to the prey

[xShevi]

I wouldn,t feed F/T. Even if i did not feed live, i would feed pre killed. The only reasons in my opinion to feed F/T is that you can,t afford to buy live prey, you find it expensive. Or its hard to buy live prey in your area, not available. As i have mentioned before, if you feed F/T its advisable to add vitamins to the prey

Lol dude you're so offensive you probably don't even realize.

I don't feed live because of the health hazards it can bring, I've seen enough pictures of snakes with scratches and bite marks because of a bad coil or grasp.

In here, feeding live is actually less expensive than f/t but I can't bear to watch a mouse or rat being slaughtered and gasping for air as a snake coils harder and harder.

It's good that there's a majority of nice people on this forum that help me by telling signs of bad f/t prey

Rats can be pretty funky with their scent naturally. They are just foul little critters normally and if they urinated on themselves it can smell pretty skunky. I find them less appealing than mice but maybe that is just me.

I also feed frozen thawed and have for years. The potential of a very expensive bite being a vet trip is just not something I am willing to risk for my snakes. If you can't find frozen thawed then my recommendation is get used to killing your live prey before feeding once you get to a larger size. It is just not worth a bite no matter that reason behind feeding live.

Luckily I can always find f/t rats and mice. And I don't know, the fuzzies and pinkies I've given smelled far less worse than the mice versions.. But it might just be me as well! Haha

[Dutti]

Lol dude you're so offensive you probably don't even realize.

I don't feed live because of the health hazards it can bring, I've seen enough pictures of snakes with scratches and bite marks because of a bad coil or grasp.

In here, feeding live is actually less expensive than f/t but I can't bear to watch a mouse or rat being slaughtered and gasping for air as a snake coils harder and harder.

It's good that there's a majority of nice people on this forum that help me by telling signs of bad f/t preyLuckily I can always find f/t rats and mice. And I don't know, the fuzzies and pinkies I've given smelled far less worse than the mice versions.. But it might just be me as well! Haha

Yes. I don,t care about your feelings when i type. I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that

[Sunnieskys]

Yes. I don,t care about your feelings when i type. I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that

Wow! Just wow! If this isn't the here's your sign I don't know what is.