I will agree with you on the frozen rodents. That is definitely the way to go. I use them whenever I can but also use alot of prekill, mostly because I have my own breeding colony of mice and rats. It could very well have been just the individuals themselves also. I did that back in the later 80's and really have mulled that thought over in the back of head since. Again, I was fairly new the hobby at the time and was getting info from different people at the time. It was after a conversation with Steve Hammack, that he pretty much disspelled any thoughts about the subject and therefore I dropped the experiment at the time. Again, I only did this to the few that I had, but have to this day asked people if they was really any difference at all. Honestly, I don't think there is, but the curiousty factor lingers from time to time. After reading my original post, it was not the intent to state that frozen was bad in any way. I should've worded it somewhat differently. Trust me, frozen or prekill is the only way to go. As for the animals in question back then, they were pretty much the same size and were outstanding specimans and all of them were over 10 years old when I got rid of them (got married). Have since gotten back into the hobby several years ago. Thank you for the info you have provided also. After reading your post, I think I just need to let it go.......... LOL Thanks once again



Scott

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