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Originally Posted by scales.jp
After this experience, it wouldn't surprise me.
I've heard that leaving rodents out at room temperature is inadvisable as bacteria can multiply rapidly, so I usually thaw my feeders in the fridge overnight and then warm them up in hot water. In this case they were out of refrigeration and in transit for 24 hours, which was my only concern.
What would be the likely outcome of feeding something a bit too "ripe"? I imagine diarrhea or possibly vomiting.
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I do what you do, but when I had a larger collection everything was thawed at room temp for my convenience and nothing fell ill. Everything in size from pinkie mice to small rabbits (different thaw times of course). You have to keep in mind that snakes will on occasion eat carrion in the wild with no issue, but that's normally a last resort for a wild snake. Unless the snakes in your collection have an underlying health issue, it shouldn't cause any problem to do what you are asking about, but of course it would be bad practice to feed anything that smells bad or has become bloated from decomposiition. Nothing wrong with erring on the side of caution even if no danger is really present, as these are after all (as far as I am concerned) a part of the family.
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