how to prepare a rat.

[frost]

every so often i get a rat that my snakes wont eat and it goes bad. i recently decided to just skin them and take them to smaller sizes. i got skinning down but i need more info on taking out the inside parts and sifting through the good and bad parts. i what parts are which but i dont know what ones are good to feed.

 

[james.w]

Why?

 

[frost]

for calcium and food.

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im not planning on doing it to all of them just the few rats that are too big for my snakes. and the few that would otherwise go to waste.

 

[james.w]

Just cut them up and feed the whole thing.

 

[frost]

keep all the innards in?

 

[james.w]

Yeah that's where the vitamins are.

 

[tommyboy]

The entire rat is perfectly fine. If it's too big then just cut it up like James said.

 

[frost]

yeah i was just concerned about the intestines.