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LarkaDawg
Hatchling
442 Posts |
 Posted - 21/02/2012 : 20:58:53
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Hi, I bought a bag of roughly fifteen medium mice two days ago from my reptile shop. Haven't had any problems from their mice before, but today when I went to defrost a couple they looked odd. First off they smelt a bit, frozen mice in the past that I've had didn't smell while they were frozen unless you stuck your nose on it and inhaled deeply lol, this might be normal but its just something I noticed. They looked 'old' I'm not sure how I would describe it, but they looked like they'd been frozen for a looooong time. And their tails and paws were not frozen, but not limp, just dry.
Left the two chosen ones in warm water for half an hour (as usual) to defrost, and when I checked them they felt strange. Like their skin was leathery inside in places, like they had bits of wet card under their skin? Hard to describe.
Anyway, I threw one out because it was strange and cut the other's tail and legs off (the dry bits) because it didn't have any leathery intestine thing going on. Lyra loved it anyway lol.
So. My questions are, has anyone else experienced this? Are they still okay to feed my snakes? What is it and how was it caused?
Much love, L |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:01:05
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i had a really smelly one the other day but chucked it :S
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1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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LarkaDawg
Hatchling
442 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:01:45
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Originally posted by georginasweeting
i had a really smelly one the other day but chucked it :S
See I would do this.. but there are 15 of them   |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:13:02
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| They may have been in the freezer there too long? You know like how sausages get freezer burn maybe and they go harder than normal but tehy are still ok to eat, just not great lol. I've fed mice like that before, mine were fine I just never got another bag from the shop again. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:14:55
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| you could go in and complain? in a friendly way. |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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LarkaDawg
Hatchling
442 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:28:41
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quote:
Originally posted by Sta~ple
They may have been in the freezer there too long? You know like how sausages get freezer burn maybe and they go harder than normal but tehy are still ok to eat, just not great lol. I've fed mice like that before, mine were fine I just never got another bag from the shop again.
Ohh I see what you mean, that reassures me that I'm not going to kill my snakes by feeding them rotten rodents lol! I think when I run out I'll get say five and if they're still bad I look elsewhere.
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Originally posted by georginasweeting
you could go in and complain? in a friendly way.
Yeah lol I could, but I'll give them another chance me thinks- if what Staple says is true then its not technically their fault  |
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2012 : 21:54:53
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If they were frost burnt from being frozen for to long or in generally bad condition I would have taken them back. The goods were not in good condition or fit for purpose and should still be covered by Sale of Goods.
A return and polite word of dissatisfaction and an exchange should keep everyone on friendly terms. |
1.0.0: Miami Normal: Taggart
0.0.1: Carolina Normal: Wee Woody
0.0.1: Grey Rat Snake: Mirkey
0.0.1: Amel Corn: Blaze
1.0.0: Carpet Python: Vambo
0.0.1: MBK: Fester
0.0.1: Florida King Snake : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1. California King Snake: El Diablo Diego
0.2.0 Tarantulas : Ermintrude & Euphemia. |
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Bad/dry mice?
