| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 00:34:10
So its mouse night tonight! Spunky and Hugo are just finished. However, it wasn't pretty!
I was all set to feed the snakes. Had them in their old fauns on kitchen roll. They got all excited because they know the drill at this stage! Into the fauns, latex gloves on Katie, DINNERR!
Meanwhile: downstairs on the kitchen window ledge, two nice adult mice are defrosted, and waiting to be heated! (I usually put them in a freezer bag in a bowl of warm water so they stay dry and nice and scenty!)
So anyways I was multitasking, packing my art stuff for school tomorrow and such! I asked my dad to pour the water from the kettle into the plastic bowl containing my mice bag! (i'm really sorry it takes me ages to tell stories!)
Little did I know however, the kettle was full of freshly boiled water! Not just warm water like I thought!
Now I know as well as the next reptile keeper that overheated mice kinda...burst! Which is what I discovered whenever I got them upstairs to my room! They both had a little rip in their bellies! I wasn't sure what to do then, Spunk and Hugo were looking at me expectantly, so I decided to see would they consider eating a less than perfect mouse!
Hugo, a gentleman as always, quietly began to eat his. Spunk however, being true to form, gave a monster strike and a big constrict! -WELL, explosion isnt the word!!
Mouse, everywhere!! My room is really small too, and the heating is on! The smell of frickin dead animal in here is unreal!
Spunk decided to wash herself after eating :p
(long post sorry!) |
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| ryanred5 |
Posted - 23/09/2010 : 13:53:21
When I fed Phoenix last night she wouldn't take the pinky from the tweezers, so I left it in her box and covered it with a towel.
After a few minutes I checked her and she had most of it down and just the back legs and tail to go. Then my flipping dog jumped on the bed and I think it scared her cos out came the whole pinky.
She wouldn't go back near it so I have her to my husband whilst I cleaned the box and it stunk cos the stomach area was open. Yuckety yuck.
Luckily she did eat another pinky properly after I'd cleaned the box and put her a new one back in it. |
| FiestaSTLou |
Posted - 23/09/2010 : 11:15:37
i aint done it YET lmao!! and i really hope its any time soon! lmao |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 22:26:26
Don't do it Josh!! Smells rank! |
| josh9961 |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 21:18:20
Tempted to explode a mouse now... |
| eeji |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 21:04:28
i've done the 'too hot water' thing before and the mouses belly exploded :( |
| drchino |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 12:08:46
Izzy once tore her mouse in half and tried to eat it from the belly!
I've experimented with different defrosting timings and methods and the one that works best for me so far is to just get the mouse out and leave it out for a few hours. I like to warm it up in a plastic bag submerged in warm water just before feeding. My hot tap comes out at 65 degrees (way too hot and the boiler has no option to change the temp) so I have to use a bit of cold in there otherwise I end up with something resembling the chest burster scene in Aliens! |
| miss_mystra |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 11:42:07
lol i've got all this to look forward to!! |
| crazy JJ |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 11:17:41
hahaha lol ive actually never had that happen to me before only a bit of blood on the nose like sta~ple said but tats it but still that is a wee bit ickie |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 10:38:06
What do you guys do to them :o I feel very lucky that all that happens is a bloody nose and mouth. |
| a33272 |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 08:57:57
marmalade managed to make one of hers explode the other day and that hadnt even been heated up was just naturally defrosted as she takes them at room temp |
| kdlang |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 07:33:19
Yuk Yuk Yuk |
| Scarlett |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 00:55:43
And your bedroom is as well by the sound of it lol. |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 00:50:59
Happened with pinkies once or twice but never one of these smelly yolks! I'm definately in the club now! |
| Scarlett |
Posted - 22/09/2010 : 00:43:25
Hahahahahahaha. It has to happen at least once to all of us! Welcome to the Mouse Guts club! =P |
