Hey Guys,
first a little background. I have 2 Albino Darwins, both about 9 months old. I fed them both tonight on Weiners which is what they have been eating for 2 Months or so now. The male had no problems but when I went to check on my female to my dismay she appeared to have torn herself open with blood and all.
Now the mouse I fed her was in no way too large for her, In fact if anything it may have been a little smaller than what I normally feed her and this has never happened before. It had passed through her into her stomach as was visible by her lump. As you can imagine I was quite disturbed to see some of her innards pertruding through her skin about 2.5 inches back from her head (granted this is probably her skinniest area). After frantically searching the internet for 45 minutes I found nothing regarding this. I returned to her cage fearing the worst, however when I looked at her all was well. No more pertruding parts or anything.
Now I am no expert but this could not be normal could it? Can anyone elaborate as to the issue and how to rectify it so it does not happen again.
first a little background. I have 2 Albino Darwins, both about 9 months old. I fed them both tonight on Weiners which is what they have been eating for 2 Months or so now. The male had no problems but when I went to check on my female to my dismay she appeared to have torn herself open with blood and all.
Now the mouse I fed her was in no way too large for her, In fact if anything it may have been a little smaller than what I normally feed her and this has never happened before. It had passed through her into her stomach as was visible by her lump. As you can imagine I was quite disturbed to see some of her innards pertruding through her skin about 2.5 inches back from her head (granted this is probably her skinniest area). After frantically searching the internet for 45 minutes I found nothing regarding this. I returned to her cage fearing the worst, however when I looked at her all was well. No more pertruding parts or anything.
Now I am no expert but this could not be normal could it? Can anyone elaborate as to the issue and how to rectify it so it does not happen again.