Quote Originally Posted by JLC
What are "visual milkbands?"
As Bryan said it's obvious white band (sort of almost like a band/lump) that you can clearly see through the skin of a pinkie rat or mouse that indicates it's getting milk from momma. Once they get a bit bigger you can't see it anymore but I like to check each newborn rat within the first 12 hours to make sure I'm seeing milkbands.

Just on a side note, if you are buying pinks to feed to your snakes and can check them (like the ones I buy for Beth's milksnake), pick the ones with milkbands...why not get that bit of extra calcium for your snake.

If I can ever find the digital camera (gawd knows where I packed it) I'll have to take a pic of a pinkie with and without a milkband to show the difference.