White Organ Inside Pinkie Mice

[ProXimuS]

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.

[guidofatherof5]

It is mother's milk. Not any kind of problem.

[ProXimuS]

Oooh, so that is their little belly full of milk?

[guidofatherof5]

Oooh, so that is their little belly full of milk?

Yep.

[d_virginiana]

lol Wow. I always thought it was the spleen. Much less gross now.

[gazzamann]

Interesting, I never knew that, cheers for the info Steve

[Sonya610]

It is mother's milk. Not any kind of problem.

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.

[chris-uk]

lol Wow. I always thought it was the spleen. Much less gross now.

I thought the same, although thinking about it that would make some of the "spleens" fairly large.