just a quick question?

[chris87]

hi i no its a silly question but today i was told that if pinkys or fuzzies have got black bellies they arent good to feed to your snake, is this true, if so then why? thanx

[Ameivaboy]

that's a load of crap : ^ )

[Sid]

I've fed rats and mice of whatever color happens to be available. No ill effect.

Sid

[adamanteus]

It's nonsense, Chris.

[KITKAT]

I think this comment was correct, but you misunderstood what was being said, or the person who repeated it to you misunderstood.

When frozen mice are taken from the freezer, a black belly can indicate that they have thawed and decomposed. The milk in the belly of a pinkie can turn a dark color first, as the first sign that there has been thawing.

Therefore, a frozen pinkie with a black belly can indicate a problem in storage and should not be fed.

Just my .02!

[ssssnakeluvr]

I refreeze some of my pinks that aren't eaten..however if they are turning colors like that, I chuck them!!!!! Good idea if they are frozen and have black bellies totoss them out.

[abcat1993]

Well, are you talking about mice or rat pinkies? Rat pinkies usually have black spots on them (I think, I've never bought one), and baby mice occasionally do, and I thought nothing of it.

[ssssnakeluvr]

never seen a black spot on mine....breed rats a lot for the pinkies....once they get to fuzzy size, some black spots show, but its fur

[chris87]

i will put a pic on yh but i can not get the pic big coz i dont no how to do it sorry but i will still put 1 on

[chris87]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Picture_0382.jpg

[chris87]

that is the best pic i can get of them