No supplementation is necessary, and most snakes (esp. boas) do very well on frozen thawed rodents. After 3 months certain vitamins may begin to break down, so try not to keep them for too long before feeding. If you do have some that are 6-12months old, they are still good, but mix in with some fresher kills to avoid any deficencies. This is of course theory, and no long term studies have been done to see to prove this. The lack of studies should not dictate our actions however.

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• Freezing Rats - merlot76, Tue May 24 00:04:13 2005
• RE: Freezing Rats - ma12cus504, Tue May 24 00:17:19 2005
• RE: Freezing Rats - merlot76, Tue May 24 01:44:43 2005
• RE: Freezing Rats - Dove_3, Tue May 24 02:00:38 2005
• RE: Freezing Rats - joeysgreen, Tue May 24 02:31:26 2005
• If you can get a machine to "vacuum pack" where you live, - dmac, Tue May 24 04:55:38 2005
• and the quote of the day isssssss ........ - koky6869, Tue May 24 15:32:26 2005
• I'm serious! I think he washes them.... - dmac, Tue May 24 18:38:02 2005
• RE: I'm serious! I think he washes them.... - merlot76, Tue May 24 21:31:20 2005