• Shardikprime@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    They sell pre frosted, killed mice because if you feed adult gerbils or hamsters to your snake, their stomach might not handle it well

    • i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      And if it’s not a clean kill, the rodent can scratch and bite and give the snake an infection or a missing eye.

      There’s no good reason to feed live prey if the animal will accept frozen.