Linda - that's the first I have heard of injecting rats with water to avoid constipation. I have been injecting the food rodents with vegetable babyfood to provide some additional vegetable matter and carotenoids for my boas and gilas, thinking that it may enhance color and can't hurt. At least they'd be getting some additonal nutrition. As a side, it would also give more liquid. Have you thought of using something other than water, that gives some additonal nutrition, like milk, Ensure, Carnation instant breakfast, or something else? Mark

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