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One of my son's pet mice has developed a cyst looking thing near it's back leg/butt area. She seems to be having a rough time getting around and her breathing seems strained. I talked to the reptile store(not where I bought her, but that's where I got her replacement) and the owner says it's common in mice and it's untreatable.

My question is, can I feed her to my snake? Or actually, my friend would feed her to his BP since Eddy's not big enough for a grown mouse.
 
sounds like cancer to me. I will sometimes get older breeder mice that will get that. I do Not feed them to any of my snakes.... so.... its kinda up to you I suppose. :shrugs:
 
Poor thing. I've heard rats frequently develop tumors. My pigeon had one near that area, but it was just a lipoma and benign. He had it removed with laser surgery.

I don't think, if it's cancer, that a snake could catch mouse cancer from a mouse. Still, it's kind of gross. But it's a shame to waste the mouse. I'll be interested to see what the concensus is.

Nanci
 
Could be cancer, or could be a cyst or abscess if it had been bitten at that spot. I would feed it off as long as it isn't gangrenous or rotted or something.
 
*WARNING* I am just shooting in the dark on this one. But if don't feed live why not prod the bump with a needle after the mouse is killed. If it drains out lots of puss you might wanna avoid feeding it to your snake. If it doesn't and is a tumor you should be fine as cancer isn't contagious.
 
Sanebedlam said:
*WARNING* I am just shooting in the dark on this one. But if don't feed live why not prod the bump with a needle after the mouse is killed. If it drains out lots of puss you might wanna avoid feeding it to your snake. If it doesn't and is a tumor you should be fine as cancer isn't contagious.
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That's a great idea! Thanks for everyones advice. I'm not sure I'll be able to actually kill her(she's a pet, after all), but I can tell my friend(whose snake it is) to do that. Like Nanci says, though, I'd hate to waste the mouse. At least she could go to some use.
 
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