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| Moppet |
Posted - 25/09/2012 : 19:07:07
A pinkie just burst as one of my snakes was eating it. Will this do them any harm? Is there a reason it could have happened? It was seriously disgusting but snakey didn't seem to mind, carried on eating the rest of it.
Paranoid now that there was something wrong with that pinkie but it looked okay (before it burst  ). Is it a rare thing to happen or is it quite common? |
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| lupi lou |
Posted - 25/09/2012 : 19:50:41
am sure snakie will be fine, it could have been a combination of hairdrier and the force of going down. |
| Moppet |
Posted - 25/09/2012 : 19:42:09
I defrost at room temperature because I heard this was good for them not bursting  Although I did heat it up using a hairdrier on low for a few seconds (once it was defrosted) so that it was nice and warm for snakey. Could this have made it more likely?
I didn't notice a stink, just a slightly unusual smell (I guess because it's guts burst), it just looked absolute vile and it is the first time I couldn't watch a snake eat
It didn't smell when defrosted, I always check for that, and it looked okay to me. By the time it burst it was over halfway down snakey's throat so I didn't really have any other option than to let them get on with it. Maybe it burst because of the pressure of being forced into the snake's throat (by the snake)?
I just hope it doesn't do the snake any harm. I'll be like a worried parent for the next few days, dreading a regurge... |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 25/09/2012 : 19:32:50
think how you defrost them can influance how often they burst! |
| serena_08 |
Posted - 25/09/2012 : 19:29:59
My lot pop mice quite often. As long as it doesn't stink (you'll know what I mean if it was 'off') I let them get on with it.
One popped last week, and the instant smell was so rancid I was heaving trying to get rid of it. (And I'm not usually bothered) |
