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PHLdyPayne
at Tue Dec 2 10:49:08 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]
Tumors are not commutable.
A tumor is a abnormal mass of tissue and there are many different types of tumors, both benign and malignant (cancerous).
As it is tissue, stomach acids in the snake will break it down and digest it fine. I don't see any way for a snake to 'catch' a tumor from its food. Unless maybe that rat was injected with some cancer causing agent, but it would be the agent that could cause a problem in the snake, not the tumor itself.
As for abscesses and infections, not sure if that type of bacterial will be killed in the digestive system but most likely nearly all would be anyway. There are tons of bacteria all over and all inside a completely healthy rat, especially a decomposing rat (if feeding frozen thawed) not to mention the rats own fecal matter. So I really don't see any harm in feeding off tumor ridden rats to your snake. ----- PHLdyPayne
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