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Jonathan_Brady
at Mon Aug 16 20:14:28 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jonathan_Brady ]
in regards to lab surplus animals:
The rodents purchased by the resellers have NEVER been tested on. They are actually raised by companies who sell rodents to pharmaceutical companies for drug testing/experiments. Whatever is NOT sold to the pharma companies, is surplus. It's this surplus that gets sold to rodent companies who supply herpers.
Sometimes it can be a good thing, sometimes a bad thing. If the rodents are intended to be fed normally, they're perfectly fine to buy and feed to your snakes. But, if they're being fed (or bred) to be obese - that's a MAJOR problem as boas don't handle excess fat very well. What's the number one medical issue in the USA? OBESE PEOPLE. Which means most of the rodents are being raised to be sold to pharma companies doing testing for CV drugs, diabetes, etc., and the rodents are overly fat for their size.
Also, the supplier in question states that they DO buy extra rodents from various suppliers, but that those extra rodents are never mixed with their stock and sold to customers who order online or by calling. So, based on their statement, you're NOT getting lab surplus. I find it VERY hard to believe that this stock is not mixed. But, if we take them at their word, then it's THEIR STOCK causing the problem, not the lab surplus stuff! How ironic is that? Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Like I said in another post - I switched to a company that "trays" and vacuum seals their rodents, and I haven't had a problem since.
jb
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A tad bit of additional info - Jonathan_Brady, Mon Aug 16 20:14:28 2010