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24-Mar-08, 02:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: sydney Gender:  | | |
hey just defrosted a rat for my bhp and the smell of it is horrific it makes me wanna puke... is that normal or should i bin it?
more asking wat off rat smells like lol kinda smells like a fur has vommit in it...
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24-Mar-08, 03:01 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: sydney Gender: | | | | figure ima bin em both not worth the risk but for future reference wouldnt mind finding out wat they smell like...
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24-Mar-08, 03:59 PM
|  | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Arbok - I have never noticed any particular smell of dead rodents...if it was so bad it made you want to gag I wouldnt be buying from that source again...
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24-Mar-08, 04:11 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Bris/Gold Coast Age/Gender: 32 | | | | Yeah I agree.....
They do have a horrible mild smell..... But I wouldnt say it's like vommit.....
I would be throwing that one, or the ones you bought , away... And buy from somewhere else... |
24-Mar-08, 04:18 PM
|  | Hibernating Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: Melbourne - West Age/Gender: 39 | | | | Smell
I would'nt say the smell is over pwoering at all, well it should'nt be. The only time I have heard of rotten smells causing gagging is when the rodent is placed into boiling water causing it to cook or when the rodent has been off.
Is this the first time you have fed your BHP?
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24-Mar-08, 04:22 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: sydney Gender: | | | | 2nd time, fed from the same source(he digested it and seems fine so i hope hes ok) and it didnt smell at all, the two today smelt horrific so i binned em both, anyone know a good source to get rodents from in sydney, pref near paddington?
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25-Mar-08, 12:53 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Dandenongs, Vic Age/Gender: 28  | | | | They shouldn't smell rotten at all. If it was frozen straight after culling, then straight after defrosting, it should just have a plain smell, maybe slightly of urine.
People with more sensitive noses may notice a "intestine?" smell. (the smell of dissecting a freshly culled animal) but it should never smell rotten.
Hope this helps
Kim
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25-Mar-08, 01:33 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | can you please explain the exact process in which your using t defrost the rodent?
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25-Mar-08, 01:37 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | | i've noticed a rat poop smell on the rats occasionally,...but i figure thats what rats smell like,...
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25-Mar-08, 03:05 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Dandenongs, Vic Age/Gender: 28 | | | | I defrost mine in a glad bag or sealed bag, in warm to hot water but not boiling, just tap. If I'm in a hurry, I will keep replacing the water with warmer water.
Kim
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MD Pythons - Monty, Irwin and Stevie.
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Turtles, GTF tadpoles, dogs, guinea pigs........
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25-Mar-08, 03:12 PM
|  | QUEEN B Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | If I thought the rat smelt a bit 'off', I would dispose of it.
Frozen rodent: $3-$4
Snake: $hundreds
Not worth the risk, imo.
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25-Mar-08, 03:18 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | | Years ago my first spotted refused a mouse once (it didn't seem off to me) but he would not take it, he'd just sniff it and turn away, so I defrosted another (from same batch) and he took it no prob. I wondered at the time if he could smell that it wasn't quite right. |
25-Mar-08, 03:18 PM
|  | Necker Cube Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: NSW | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris1  i've noticed a rat poop smell on the rats occasionally,...but i figure thats what rats smell like,... | That generally smells like poo though, if you get a rancid smell then your best to shot it. | |
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