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Feeding questions

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michael lira

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I have a question. I have 4 cornsnakes all feeding on frozen thawd pinkys. My question is, if i over heat the pinky and i feed it to my snake would it burn then
 
How do you heat them up? It would be impossible to overheat if you thaw the pinks in warm water or leave out at room temp. Heating in a microwave or oven (?) isn't recommended as you can cook the mouse. If the mouse is overheated then, generally, a snake would refuse it. They like them to be at body temp so that they can 'think' the mouse is alive, by instict, a snake would chose not to eat something obviously dead.

So if you are thawing your pinks by any means that could overheat them, stop and try the methods I mentioned earlier. I'm sure others have diff. methods to suggest....
 
If you're really worried, feel the pinkie with your fingers before feeding them to your snakes.
Touching them directly might get some of your scent on them, so put the pinkie in a plastic bag or something and feel it through that. You should be able to tell if it's too hot.
 
Yeah, what they said

But I will add that most snakes will eat very cold, dead prey items with no hesitation. Even days old, although I won't recommend it! There is no doubt in my mind that snakes will scavenge in the wild. I have witnessed a watersnake (neroida sp.) eating a VERY dead and decomposing fish. But feeding such items in captivity can in no way be a "good" husbandry idea.
 
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