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08-03-03, 07:58 PM
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Feeder Question?????????????????????
Hey, my cornsnake has been eating baby pinky mice but sometimes he doesnt want to eat. Is it ok to put the mice i already thawed that he didnt eat back into the freezer?:grab:
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08-03-03, 08:13 PM
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something that has been thawed should not be refrozen... at least that's what my grandmother told me (about food and such).
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08-03-03, 08:27 PM
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I never put them back.
Brandon
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08-03-03, 10:17 PM
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I never refreeze prey items. No real reason why I don't and it may be perfectly safe to do so at least once but I would rather use a fresh one. I have a "garbage" snake in my collection (doesn't everyone) who gladly takes prey that another animal refuses so I am rarely faced with having to dispose of a prey item.
Cheers
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08-03-03, 10:19 PM
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When you thaw and refreeze, thaw and refreeze etc it destroys the animal's flesh and organs, basically turning it to mush, making them gross and easy to damage. I also believe that toxins are released through thawing and freezing that you don't want in your snake.
Zoe
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08-05-03, 09:43 AM
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Location: hamilton, ontario, canada
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yeah, really, it's not worth refreezing. just toss it.
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08-05-03, 09:43 AM
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how often are you feeding your corn, and what size prey items? how big is your snake?
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1.0 Reverse Okeetee Corn, 0.1 Albino Snow Corn, 1.1 Irian Jaya Carpet Pythons
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08-05-03, 12:27 PM
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Location: Calgary, AB
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I make it a point never to refreeze.
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08-05-03, 12:29 PM
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Same here. Once its thawed it gets eaten by my garbage disposial snake or tossed out.
Marisa
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08-05-03, 12:32 PM
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Why take the risk...Pinky's ar cheap just throw the old ones out.
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08-05-03, 01:06 PM
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I'd throw mine out....don't want to take the risk...unless there are more than 100 left...which is impossible....since I have so many snakes I bet that there would be some that would eat that 100....lol...
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08-05-03, 01:23 PM
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Don't refreeze them and don,t throw them out, buy more snakes  So if he's not hungry, give it to the next one.
WYZ
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08-05-03, 07:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by lordkovacs
how often are you feeding your corn, and what size prey items? how big is your snake?
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lordkovacs, im feeding my corn every 4 days, and the prey ive been feeding it is very young pinkies about the size of a dime.... ive had him one week and hes already ate 2 pinkies. he is a Ghost Phase too.
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08-05-03, 07:50 PM
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o sorry, he is about a foot long.
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08-05-03, 11:21 PM
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Location: Calgary, AB
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A 12" snake should be feeding on hoppers, not pinkies.
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