Thanks Michelle, I am just bored and wanted to feed them, but my boredom wouldn't warrant me doing anything to hurt them
I went to the good pet store and they have a very knowledgable girl there, she's very nice. The boss is a good bloke, too. They looked at the pinkies and said they had infected scabs, not faeces like I first thought. Apparently if they are kept in cages, the rats can fall through the wire and get sores and things like that. They said it looks like the rats had just been chucked in the freezer, not gassed, as there was substrate everywhere.
Anyway, I told them that the snakes were eating two each, and they said I should just go up to fuzzy rats. I have 3 snakes, and I get 6 in a pack, so that should last a fortnight
At $16, I can't complain, those pinkies were $20 for 10.
Here they are
Here they are, much better presented. I think I have seen this brand advertised on the forum before. I used to buy them, but the convenience of the store I got this last batch from had been great. I'll be steering clear from there in the future, though.
Take them back to the shop you bought them from and COMPLAIN NICELY
I don't know if I'll bother mate. They are nice people in there, I just don't like what they sold me, so I'll just stop going. Depends if I have the time to go.
OH MY GOSH!
My first thought is what sort of foul freaking conditions are those poor rats being kept in to be in that sort of condition!?!
Second was: no freaking way would I feed those to my snakes!
Third was: Keep the pinkies in the freezer and report the pets shop and keep the pinkies as proof.
There is no reason what so ever to neglect animals like that! Even feeders.
Please note: This isn't a go at you and you did right to question their condition.
I think I'd have a hard time proving where they came from, given the fact they aren't in a labelled bag, just am average ziplock.