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Weird BBQ story

uiucguy88 Jun 24, 2004 01:37 PM

Yesterday I was barbequing some chicken and sausage when I happened to look down for some reason and noticed there was some bright pink stuff in the grease trap (which is just a pan underneath the grill). Upon closer observation I realized they were 4 pinkies. I've just barely started trying to breed rats a month ago against the wishes of my parents. At first I thought my dad threw out my rats' pinkies, but then I realized that the pinkies were too small to be rats (they were the size of a dime) and my rats are still a month or so away from reproducing. The crazy part was that all four were still alive and squirming around. These were obviously a day or so old and now covered in old bbq grease. Making it even weirder is that I live in the near northern burbs of Chicago and have lived here 22 years (since I was born)and have NEVER seen any rats or mice around. Not to say there aren't any, but I see plenty of squirrels, rabbits, possums, skunks, and other animals but never mice. Anyway, my dad told me to throw them out but I thought I'd try and give them a noble death and tried feeding them to my rat eating snake. Unsurprisingly, my jcp didn't bite at the still rather greasy pinkies. Too bad they weren't rat pups, hold the grease.
By the way, should I be glad my snake dind't eat those things?
Just thought I'd share a weird story. Oh, to top it off, my dog brought a dead bird into the house an hour later and was chewing on it. Good times.

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Replies (2)

Candoia Jun 25, 2004 10:57 AM

Hey;

I live on the North Side of Chicago, but I have friends in the suburbs and have been all over. I think it's safe to say that there are mice all over the place, you just don't always (or ever) see them. Once in a great while I'll catch a glimpse of a mouse scurrying over some concrete stairs or in an alley. they are very secretive. I have no doubt those pinkies you found were mouse pinkies.

Joe
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DarciGibson Jun 25, 2004 01:04 PM

I'd say you should probably be thankful...I've always heard that wild rodents can be pretty parasite ridden. Whether or not those little guys were or weren't I don't know, but its better to know what your snake is eating just in case.

Darci
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