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08-Apr-08, 08:59 PM
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Hey all,
Having a mice epidemic at home and was curious if it would be ok to feed my python these mice? Or are they too risky for diseases? Was thinking that wild snakes eat wild mice? Or would it be best to get them from a trusted supplier? just curious to hear what you think, as i may be able to benefit from these critters entering my home? 
Cheers Gav...
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08-Apr-08, 09:01 PM
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mate never feed wild mice in any circumstances.. it most probably will have some sort of diseas and its not worth the risk to your snake.. just get some rats/mice from a trusted supplier..
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08-Apr-08, 09:03 PM
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Wouldn't risk it, while freezing might knock out most of the parasites and disease, you only need one person in your area to be using posion and you may have a dead snake all to save a few dollars.
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08-Apr-08, 09:04 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: nEaR d wAtEr Gender:  | | | Being out here in the bush I have fed my bredli wild caught mice before and have had no probs.....If you think about it they would be catching these if the snakes were out in the wild anyways so I don't see a problem .... Gets rid of some of those pests at the same time too!!..... |
08-Apr-08, 09:07 PM
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It is highly unlikely that any disease will pass from wild mice to reptiles. The main danger is the possibility of mice containing poison if they are suburban wild mice.
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08-Apr-08, 09:09 PM
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yeah very valid points, didnt want to go ahead without advice, and yeah being where i am god knows where they have been, i would rather go and spend 10bucks on a dead rat, than end up with a $350 dead snake.
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08-Apr-08, 09:12 PM
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good choice.. yeh i also recently stopped feeding my beardie wild bugs cause mum had spraid poison for the funnel webs and cockroaches but she didnt tell me.. i almost fed the dragon its last meal just before mum walked in and stopped me..
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08-Apr-08, 09:28 PM
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Lucky, that would have been shattering almost sounds like a horror movie, lol, yeah at the end of the day just not worth the risk!
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08-Apr-08, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gavan  Lucky, that would have been shattering almost sounds like a horror movie, lol, yeah at the end of the day just not worth the risk! | it was a lot worse than a horror movie lol... my heart missed a few beats and then ended up on my lap! lol....
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08-Apr-08, 09:51 PM
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i bet it did....
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08-Apr-08, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TELDAC Being out here in the bush I have fed my bredli wild caught mice before and have had no probs.....If you think about it they would be catching these if the snakes were out in the wild anyways so I don't see a problem .... Gets rid of some of those pests at the same time too!!..... | That would be the bredli you have advertised for sale at the moment wouldn't it? Good lucking selling it now... you'll need it.
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09-Apr-08, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli That would be the bredli you have advertised for sale at the moment wouldn't it? Good lucking selling it now... you'll need it. |
hahahahaha....
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09-Apr-08, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli That would be the bredli you have advertised for sale at the moment wouldn't it? Good lucking selling it now... you'll need it. | Why? what could be wrong with it? IMO wild caught mice from the "bush" would be better food than what you would get from a petshop.
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09-Apr-08, 04:53 PM
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a little off topic but would feeding WC rabbits be ok? In qld since we cant keep them it can be a pain to get large food items but i have heard of a few people trapping rabbits and using them as feeders
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09-Apr-08, 04:56 PM
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It all depends where you get them.
When i was living on a farm with a couple of hundred acres during hay season my carpet used to chow down on 5 or 6 at a time with no worries. 3 years on now and he is as healthy as ever.
BUT if i was ever to catch a mouse in my house now in Melbourne, i would not think twice about throwing it in to the bin.
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