funnynonsense
12-10-2008, 12:34 PM
I messed up big time.
Last Friday I got to go home early. So i stopped at the reptile store to get mouse to feed Phoenix. I told the guy to get me a hopper or small mouse, or something similar. I didn't go to the back room with him to choose it.
When I got home I opened the box and stared in the face by a big - I mean a big boy mouse.
Now once in a while I skip a feeding - and the previous feeding was one of those skipped times.
It was late, and I had nowhere to keep this mouse. (the size I need is really difficult to get frozen. So I've been pre killing.)
I put the mouse to sleep - and gave it to phoenix hoping for the best. Why? To be honest I was lazy to go back the 10km to change it.
She took it - swallowed it - and had a huge bump. A bump that didn't go down. As a matter of fact it got bigger for a while - then this morning there was a regurge of note in my viv. A large half digested mouse lay there - minus the head. - minus the fur - but added smell.
This thing was in Phoenix for four full days and she couldn't digest it.
I'm not blaming anything or anyone but myself. I just wanted to tell you guys what I did. Feel pretty bad about it.
I have her on newspaper now - to keep a better eye on her. She's in blue now, and I'll be following all regurge protocol. Hopefully I didn't do her any damage.
Last Friday I got to go home early. So i stopped at the reptile store to get mouse to feed Phoenix. I told the guy to get me a hopper or small mouse, or something similar. I didn't go to the back room with him to choose it.
When I got home I opened the box and stared in the face by a big - I mean a big boy mouse.
Now once in a while I skip a feeding - and the previous feeding was one of those skipped times.
It was late, and I had nowhere to keep this mouse. (the size I need is really difficult to get frozen. So I've been pre killing.)
I put the mouse to sleep - and gave it to phoenix hoping for the best. Why? To be honest I was lazy to go back the 10km to change it.
She took it - swallowed it - and had a huge bump. A bump that didn't go down. As a matter of fact it got bigger for a while - then this morning there was a regurge of note in my viv. A large half digested mouse lay there - minus the head. - minus the fur - but added smell.
This thing was in Phoenix for four full days and she couldn't digest it.
I'm not blaming anything or anyone but myself. I just wanted to tell you guys what I did. Feel pretty bad about it.
I have her on newspaper now - to keep a better eye on her. She's in blue now, and I'll be following all regurge protocol. Hopefully I didn't do her any damage.