I've noticed on quite a few of the pinkies (frozen) that I cut up, that they have a large (compared to their body size) white organ of some sort inside of them. Is this normal/healthy/ok? I haven't noticed it on every single one, but I can't say that the pinkies are cut up in the exact same way every time, so maybe I missed it sometimes. I'm just hoping this doesn't mean they were sick or unhealthy, and if it's bad for my snakes to eat them.
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05-08-2013, 09:49 AM #1Thamnophis houstonius
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White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
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05-08-2013, 09:51 AM #2T. radix Ranch
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
It is mother's milk. Not any kind of problem.
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05-08-2013, 10:13 AM #3Thamnophis houstonius
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
Oooh, so that is their little belly full of milk?
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05-08-2013, 10:32 AM #4T. radix Ranch
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
Yep.
Originally Posted by ProXimuS
Steve
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05-08-2013, 01:13 PM #5"Preparing For Third shed"
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
Yeah I realized pretty quick what it was. Kind of sad, their last little meal that got a chance to be digested. I try not to think of the mama rat when I see that. Originally Posted by guidofatherof5
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05-08-2013, 11:04 AM #6"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
lol Wow. I always thought it was the spleen. Much less gross now.
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05-08-2013, 04:36 PM #7"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
I thought the same, although thinking about it that would make some of the "spleens" fairly large. Originally Posted by d_virginiana
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05-08-2013, 12:07 PM #8"Preparing For Second shed"
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Re: White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice
Interesting, I never knew that, cheers for the info Steve
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