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Just got my shipment in of rats...question, would you feed these to your snake? Do they look familiar?

Zuckers or am I just paranoid?

Thanks,

Kenny
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3.4 BCI
1.3 BCC
1.1 Eastern Indigo
1.3 Western Hognose (Het Albino)
2.2 Ball Python (Het Pied/Spider/Pastel)
1.1 Chondro (Mixer/Sorong)
1.1 Retic (Possible Het Calico)
1.1 Kimberly Monitor
1.3.6 Crested Gecko
0.1 Striped California Kingsnake "Skid Mark"
0.0.1 Florida Softshell Turtle
0.0.1 African Long Neck Turtle
1.0 Pitbull
0.1 Bull Terrier
1.2 Kids
0.1 Ball and Chain

They sure do look like Zuckers. Are they from the rodent supplier that is commonly known for this, and advertises here ?
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Snake room janitor

No. This was a new supplier that had issues with shipping and had to buy from an outside source to fill my order. This is what I got even after explaining no zuckera' please. Lol
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3.4 BCI
1.3 BCC
1.1 Eastern Indigo
1.3 Western Hognose (Het Albino)
2.2 Ball Python (Het Pied/Spider/Pastel)
1.1 Chondro (Mixer/Sorong)
1.1 Retic (Possible Het Calico)
1.1 Kimberly Monitor
1.3.6 Crested Gecko
0.1 Striped California Kingsnake "Skid Mark"
0.0.1 Florida Softshell Turtle
0.0.1 African Long Neck Turtle
1.0 Pitbull
0.1 Bull Terrier
1.2 Kids
0.1 Ball and Chain

I'm sorry, but what is a zucker?
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***Borderline Morphs***
Jennifer Mills & Daniel Haynes
Balls
1.3 Pastels
0.1 Cinnamon
1.0 Spider
1.0 100% het albino/100% het pied
0.3 100% het albino/50% het pied
1.1 Normals (1.0 unknown)
Boas
1.1 Normal
0.1 Pastel

if memory serves me correct, it is a rat that is bred to have ALOT of fat they are just huge plump fat balls so to say and are very bad for boas and from what i have heard cause runny waxy stinky stool causes a shed and snake loses alot of color not to mention even death in boas.

tho i am sure some1 will have more and better info on this subject. that was just the quick jist of it

EW! LOL Thanks for the explaining.
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***Borderline Morphs***
Jennifer Mills & Daniel Haynes
Balls
1.3 Pastels
0.1 Cinnamon
1.0 Spider
1.0 100% het albino/100% het pied
0.3 100% het albino/50% het pied
1.1 Normals (1.0 unknown)
Boas
1.1 Normal
0.1 Pastel

here's the link-----------
Zucker rat article

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Snake room janitor

here's another one...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.med.howard.edu/anatomy/gas/wk14/HYPO3.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.med.howard.edu/anatomy/gas/wk14/Hunger%20and%20the%20Hypothalamus.htm&h=212&w=200&sz=35&tbnid=TOZMOp1oW3_HyM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=100&prev=/images?q=zucker+rats&hl=en&usg=___X9q7kN0eRjeBjdJxiE9hsCZk0I=&ei=pez4SqXkKZKgsgOvjsXdCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=6&ct=image&ved=0CBgQ9QEwBQ
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3.4 BCI
1.3 BCC
1.1 Eastern Indigo
1.3 Western Hognose (Het Albino)
2.2 Ball Python (Het Pied/Spider/Pastel)
1.1 Chondro (Mixer/Sorong)
1.1 Retic (Possible Het Calico)
1.1 Kimberly Monitor
1.3.6 Crested Gecko
0.1 Striped California Kingsnake "Skid Mark"
0.0.1 Florida Softshell Turtle
0.0.1 African Long Neck Turtle
1.0 Pitbull
0.1 Bull Terrier
1.2 Kids
0.1 Ball and Chain

oops...

http://www.med.howard.edu/anatomy/gas/wk14/Hunger and the Hypothalamus.htm
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3.4 BCI
1.3 BCC
1.1 Eastern Indigo
1.3 Western Hognose (Het Albino)
2.2 Ball Python (Het Pied/Spider/Pastel)
1.1 Chondro (Mixer/Sorong)
1.1 Retic (Possible Het Calico)
1.1 Kimberly Monitor
1.3.6 Crested Gecko
0.1 Striped California Kingsnake "Skid Mark"
0.0.1 Florida Softshell Turtle
0.0.1 African Long Neck Turtle
1.0 Pitbull
0.1 Bull Terrier
1.2 Kids
0.1 Ball and Chain