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daballa28 · 05-13-13, 08:18 AM

i bought some mice for my speckled king snake and it didnt eat right away so i left the mouse in the cage and it ate a big hole in her what do i do

AngieT · 05-13-13, 08:54 AM

Oh my!! Ouch!! Get her to a vet to make sure it doesn't become infected! I'd switch to frozen asap

Mark Taylor · 05-13-13, 08:58 AM

Go to the vets now!!
Hope it's going to be OK

poison123 · 05-13-13, 09:00 AM

Leaving the mouse in the cage was a huge mistake!!

poison123 · 05-13-13, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AngieT

Oh my!! Ouch!! Get her to a vet to make sure it doesn't become infected! I'd switch to frozen asap

I'd just keep watch on the food item next time and nor leave it in the cage.

Mark Taylor · 05-13-13, 09:05 AM

I think he knows that now.

AngieT · 05-13-13, 09:07 AM

Well yes keeping an eye on it would be a great idea, but just my opinion frozen might be better for this snake since its already hurt badly..

AngieT · 05-13-13, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by poison123

I'd just keep watch on the food item next time and nor leave it in the cage.

If you put 2 of anything alive in a confined space they'll fight till one dies generally most of the time... If you we're planning on leaving food overnight you would still use live??

poison123 · 05-13-13, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by AngieT

If you put 2 of anything alive in a confined space they'll fight till one dies generally most of the time... If you we're planning on leaving food overnight you would still use live??

I never said anything about keeping it in there over night lol...

AngieT · 05-13-13, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by poison123

I never said anything about keeping it in there over night lol...

Lol!! I was wondering xD

Mark Taylor · 05-13-13, 09:15 AM

Had plenty of discussions about F/T and Live here's a link
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/food-...ding-poll.html

We don't need to go into it in this thread as it speaks for it's self.

AngieT · 05-13-13, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by daballa28

i bought some mice for my speckled king snake and it didnt eat right away so i left the mouse in the cage and it ate a big hole in her what do i do

Keep us updated on how your lil snake is doing! I really hope it's ok!!

AngieT · 05-13-13, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Taylor

Had plenty of discussions about F/T and Live here's a link
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/food-...ding-poll.html

We don't need to go into it in this thread as it speaks for it's self.

Great link. Thanks for sharing!!

Starbuck · 05-13-13, 09:53 AM

What do you do? Give the snake to someone who is not going to be so careless with it's wellbeing.
Alternately, get it to a vet as soon as possible, and do some serious research about how to switch to F/T, the dangers of leaving live prey in with your snake, and being a responsible pet owner.

daballa28 · 05-13-13, 11:22 PM

thanks for the help the vet said she will be ok someone gave me the snake, but care dearly for it i didn't do this on purpose i had no idea this was even possible the vet said she is about to shed thats why she didnt eat the mouse>