Very important info about Rodentpro.com

[Invisible Snake]

I regularly purchase mouse pinks from rodentpro for my garters and just today I read on another forum that they have or recently had a zoonotics outbreak in their facility. Does anyone know if this is true?

I found this link but it doesn't mention the business..

http://www.farmworldonline.com/news/...p?newsid=14991

[Steveo]

I hadn't heard anything but I don't order from them. Did they stop taking orders around the given dates?

[EasternGirl]

Hmm...I usually order from Mice Direct. However, the last shipment of pinkies, I ordered from Rodent Pro...I wanted to try them. I liked the way they packaged the mice better than the way Mice Direct does it, however, I wasn't impressed with the mice. I prefer Mice Direct's mice. I planned on ordering from them next time. Mice Direct had a samonella outbreak years ago...but they now take measures to prevent it. I guess all of these places have bacterial outbreaks from time to time. The important thing is that they take preventative measures to ensure it doesn't happen. At least I know that Mice Direct does that now...so I guess I will stick with them.

[EasternGirl]

Btw...what the heck is zoonotics? Being a nursing student, I thought I had studied all of the possible bacterias and viruses that can be transmitted. I have never even heard of zoonotics.

[kibakiba]

It totally makes you like animals a little more. I mean, most animals are soft and fuzzy... And usually cute when they're babies.

[guidofatherof5]

Zoonotic Disease Program

[EasternGirl]

Okay...I looked at the link. Like I said...we studied every known bacteria and virus that can be transmitted from animal to human. I have never heard of LCM...of course I am not a zoologist or vet...but we studied all of the diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Weird. My microbiology teacher used to work for the Ag department for the University of DE. She never mentioned that disease either. Must be extremely rare.

[Stefan-A]

Okay...I looked at the link. Like I said...we studied every known bacteria and virus that can be transmitted from animal to human. I have never heard of LCM...of course I am not a zoologist or vet...but we studied all of the diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Weird. My microbiology teacher used to work for the Ag department for the University of DE. She never mentioned that disease either. Must be extremely rare.

Wikipedia has heard of it.

[ConcinusMan]

Mice Direct had a samonella outbreak years ago.

... which is a zoonotic. I wonder what this rodent pro zoonotic is? I mean, there's a lot of diffferent zoonotic diseases so why be so general?

Oh, nevermind. I see that the article says it's Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis known as LCM or LCMV.

And BTW, they really didn't need to mention the business name being how Rodent pro is the only rodent production facility in Indiana that fits the description.

[katach]

Sounds scary. I order from Layne Labs out of CA. They have never had an outbreak of anything (that they have disclosed any way)