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12-10-12, 08:35 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
I was being funny? Lol
Ok well for what it's worth I agree with you. We can't sterilize the world. Its ultimately unhealthy. We are weakening our own natural defenses when we over sterilize.
The same goes with animals. I have put feeders in my fridge over night or for a couple days after thawing if no one else would eat them. I have fed these off with no issue.
Just like when kids are always being plastered with hand sanitizer and everything else they seem I be the ones that get sick easier... Let them play in the dirt. It won't hurt them...
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12-10-12, 08:38 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
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I was being funny? Lol
Ok well for what it's worth I agree with you. We can't sterilize the world.
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Sorry, it's early yet, I promise my sense of humor will improve after more coffee. 
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12-10-12, 11:02 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
dam this got heated
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12-10-12, 05:44 PM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
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dam this got heated
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If you think this is heated you better invest in riot gear before you go play on the swings. 
Yeah I had some mice I thawed out last Saturday and I got too busy so I put them in the fridge. I fed them to my young stock on Wednesday. Again no problems.
It just seems foolish to worry about this. People have told me that snakes die from it but no one can pony up proof. I really get tired of people preaching things like its the Gospel when they have no proof.
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12-10-12, 06:19 PM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
I have no doubt that snakes will be fine eating slightly older prey the majority of the time, would i do it with my snakes - nope. For the cost of a prey item i would rather bin it than take any risk no matter how small that risk may be 
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12-10-12, 07:00 PM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
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Speaking of, there are thousands of BP out there being "babied" under screen tops on aspen shavings and NO hygrometer.
Lost count of the "stuck shed" threads.
Then they always die from "parasites" or "infections" uh huh....
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I see them like that all the time to. The past month (at least that's when I first saw it) their has been a ball python at a local petco that I am utterly amazed it is still alive. It has stuck shed that is at least a couple sheds thick. It had an absolutely horrible setup and is in horrible condition. I saw it first about a month ago then again yesterday. It was very hard for me to walk away.
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12-10-12, 07:57 PM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
$3 dollar rat wasted Vs an ill (or worse) snake...
I know where my gamble will go...
You could get a lace monitor as a plan B... you know.... if you hate wasting prey items.
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12-10-12, 08:34 PM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
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Originally Posted by red ink
$3 dollar rat wasted Vs an ill (or worse) snake...
I know where my gamble will go...
You could get a lace monitor as a plan B... you know.... if you hate wasting prey items.
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No no, YOU could get a lace monitor, they're pretty much unavailable to us in the states. A water, croc, or nile monitor would be my choice.
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12-11-12, 09:29 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
I refreeze once, never had an issue.
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12-11-12, 09:31 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
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Originally Posted by red ink
$3 dollar rat wasted Vs an ill (or worse) snake...
I know where my gamble will go...
You could get a lace monitor as a plan B... you know.... if you hate wasting prey items.
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ANY medium to large monitor would do nicely.
I just toss any leftover prey to my Boscs, they never pass up food.
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12-11-12, 09:38 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
Thanks to my Sav I don't toss any rodents now. Found a dead hopper in my mouse colony, so Raptor had a snack. He's going to be my euth machine if I hatch out any non-eater/kinked/deformed etc corns.
Look at kids who live in sterile places too, they are the ones who get sick all the time. I allow my kids to get good and muddy, not only is it fun it's good for the immune system!
I don't bake wood, branches, substrait, rocks, etc from outside. If they are dirty or have something on them I'll scrub them with hot water.
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12-11-12, 10:37 AM
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Re: what do you do with a f/t if the snake doesnt take it?
If the snakes don't take it, I feed it to my cats. Currently I am only feeding pinkies and rat fuzzies, and my cats will eat both. Makes me feel better because I know it doesn't go to waste.
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