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03-14-04, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: maryland
Age: 38
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spliting rodents
today i was feeding some of my herps which eat rodents but i didn't have enough to feed my water draon or my little savannah monitor. so i thought to just take one of my frozen mice, cut it in half and give each one a peice, so i did. an hour later when all my rodents were dethawd i took the mouse that was in 2 out, the head end was very small, just the head and arms. the other end was alot bigger and the guts were trying to spill out. i gave my monitor the bigger end and my dragon the head. my dragon gobbled it up right away. i had to leave the mouse end in my savs cage and leave the room. when i came back it was gone and he was basking. does any one think this is a bad/good idea to do again?
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03-14-04, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2004
Location: Fargo, ND
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ive heard people say to split them lengthwise instead.
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03-14-04, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec-2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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I don't know about for lizards. I have split them for my corn snakes when they were able to take two pinkies but were not yet big enough to handle a fuzzy (and yes, I tried, but it was too big and they reguritated). But I split it lengthwise, and that way each half is roughly "equal" in terms of nutrition. Also, I gave the same corn the second half of the same fuzzy for the next meal so over the course of the two meals it got one whole fuzzy.
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03-14-04, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: maryland
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well i might as well not do it again. i dont think the dragon could take that much mouse. plus when i cut it in half, how will all the guts and things stay in the rodent while dethawing and then feeding to the animal?
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Michele
0.0.1 tentacled snake, 0.1 brazilian rainbow boa, 0.0.1 black blood python, 1.0 jampea reticulated python, 1.1 yellow anacondas, 1.1 emerald tree boas, 3.1 BCIs, 1.1 ball pythons, 1.0 tiger salamander, 1.1 african giant millipedes, 0.0.2 cockatiels, 2.1 ferrets, 3.0 pet rats, some fish and more
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03-14-04, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Southwestern ONT. Canada
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I have split a mouse before. I did it lengthwise while it was frozen. Surprisingly as it thawed, the organs and such stayed pretty much in place. I didn't find it that messy or anything.
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03-14-04, 10:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Canada
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Its probably fine for the monitor but the water dragon shouldnt really eat those things until its a little bigger. He/She looks pretty small to be eating stuff like that. Its hard on the digestive system. But once is okay 
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03-15-04, 07:36 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
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The only problem I can see is that you didn't have enough food for your pets.
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03-15-04, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: maryland
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exactly the problem mykee. iv been so sick, i was bairly able to feed my animals while i was sick let alone go out and get rodents. i figured trying to split a rodent for them would be better than leave them hungry, i just have to start geting more rodents from now on.
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Michele
0.0.1 tentacled snake, 0.1 brazilian rainbow boa, 0.0.1 black blood python, 1.0 jampea reticulated python, 1.1 yellow anacondas, 1.1 emerald tree boas, 3.1 BCIs, 1.1 ball pythons, 1.0 tiger salamander, 1.1 african giant millipedes, 0.0.2 cockatiels, 2.1 ferrets, 3.0 pet rats, some fish and more
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03-18-04, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Trenton
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I always cut afterthaw, with SHARP scissors
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