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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/09/2011 : 12:45:41
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| I wash them off after they're dead, and freeze them for 2 weeks. |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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btcc11
having a break...
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 13:28:50
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| We're going off topic here. |
The United Kingdom isn't a country! Add England fool! |
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 13:43:47
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Yep. A bit.
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Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 14:28:47
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Originally posted by Dancross0
The less mangled ones!
The half mice goes in the bin,
i do the same....but my cats usually bring me voles instead that nothing will eat  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 14:38:42
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bl**** h** i'm glad you told me!!!!!!!!!!
still doesn't explain how live-feeding isn't humane for the snake though
and what parasites might live food have that frozen or fresh-killed doesn't?
and on the subject of parasites, does that mean feeding wild, rifle-shot rabbits is fine just because they're dead?
If you freeze it the parasites die and yes they can bite and scratch your snake.
so no internal and external parasites can survive the cold then? like cold UK winters? how on earth do they repopulate in the spring i wonder?
and you haven't covered fresh-killed......
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Originally posted by btcc11
.....and yes they can bite and scratch your snake.
is that what those marks are on my boas??? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 16:35:31
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Wild caught mice are a no no, they carry all sorts of parasites and diseases, and freezing is gonna do absolutely nothing, let alone washing them! lol.
Using wild caught food is how you introduce things like pin worm and other nasties, nasties that you wont even know about until the snake is really quite ill from them, as for diseases, well, chances are you wont even know what the disease is until the PM.
Dont use wild caught stuff, its asking for trouble, i stopped using wild shot rabbits for that same reason, and the fact that the snake that was eating said rabbits died, and i didnt have a clue what it was, and still dont as i couldnt afford a PM at the time, all i know is it wasnt parasites, but that doesnt mean it wasnt a disease.
You want a reason not to do it?? learn from my mistake, it cost me a stunning Suriname Boa, she was worth in excess of 500 quid and that doesnt include the babies she may have been carrying! |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 16:50:03
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| Fair enough! My compost bin is getting the few mice that are in the freezer! |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 20:44:21
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a bit OT but what i don't understand is that people do routinely worm cats, dogs, rabbits, horses etc so why not snakes? particularly ones that have been fed WC stuff?
it's something i've wondered a lot about in the past as i do feed WC, especially to the big boas, i keep meaning to looking into worming them with FlagylS and Panacur. normally the expense of worming would cancel out the monetary gain from buying WC.........but then can you absolutely guarantee that farmed rabbits have had no access to fresh grass/dandelion leaves or whatever that may introduce parasites to them? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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btcc11
having a break...
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2011 : 23:19:31
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| Ginger no offence to you at all but I really don't appreciate the sarcasm. |
The United Kingdom isn't a country! Add England fool! |
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 11:14:06
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| Getting back on topic, would the smell of a f/t wild caught mouse trigger the same feeding response as a live captive bred mouse? |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 11:19:37
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| dont know, not tried it. The response on a fresh killed captive bred mouse is very good, completely different to frozen d/f. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:10:34
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Originally posted by btcc11
Ginger no offence to you at all but I really don't appreciate the sarcasm.
btcc no offence to you at all but I really don't appreciate you.
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cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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btcc11
having a break...
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 01:37:06
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| Ginger that wasn't clever at all, just because you're an admin doesn't mean you can insult me. |
The United Kingdom isn't a country! Add England fool! |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 08:28:28
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did i insult you?
i was offering an opinion just like you were........nothing offensive......... |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 21:29:51
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Gp's opinion is not really any different to yours, you just didnt like her reply.
Its the internet, not everyone likes everyone else, deal with it. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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awlred
Hatchling
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 22:24:50
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| To lighten the mood; http://xkcd.com/386/ |
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