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View Poll Results: During the struggle of your snake constricing a rodent has it been hurt?
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No my snake has never been hurt while killing a rodent.
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Yes my snake was bitten while killing a rodent but it didn't break skin
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Yes my snake was bitten, and it did puncture the skin, but it did not scar
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Yes, my snake was bitten, and the bite left a permanent scar.
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Re: Feeding live mice and rats is dangerous... Wives tale?
 Originally Posted by mcavana
Ok, I forgot to mention one key rule for this thread.
I AM ONLY LOOKING FOR FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES HERE. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE READ, OR HEARD, OR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FRIENDS SNAKE. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES, FEEDING YOUR SNAKES, FIRST HAND.
THANKS.
If this helps, I feed live every week ... on average, over the last 10+ years I have gone through approximately 400 live rodents per week (this year I'm feeding over 700 live per week, 10 years ago it was 100 - 200 ... so 400 is an average over the last decade) ... I feed every week out of the year ... so if you figure; 400 rats per week x 52 weeks per year x 10 years ... that's 200,000+ live feedings over the last 10 years and that is a conservative estimate ... with all of those feedings, I have never had a single bite, scratch, or mauling.
Hope this helps.
-adam
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