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I breed fancy mice and had a peanut(dwarf) born a few days ago. Peanuts usually die at weaning so I culled him. He's sitting in my freezer in a mini ziplock bag. The oscar fish I use too feed them too has a new home so I don't want it too get wasted. Can I feed him too Sassamoe? Pinkys are pretty much just protien and calcium. I thought I'd check with you all before I thaw and give it too her.

I'm planning on picking up some pinkies for my boxie and res tonight.. Good source of calcium!

As long as your turtle is large enough to eat it without choking, that would be my main concern.

megcornell wrote:As long as your turtle is large enough to eat it without choking, that would be my main concern.

Sassamo is 6" and the pinky is the size of 2 pellets
Good to know I can still use the tiny ones Kinda pointless too keep them alive since they have such short life spans. So these should be a monthly treat then? or bi weekly?

post some results after you feed her, lets see if she likes 'em.

As with any high protein food, I'd feed it rarely, like once a month.
Your pinkies are the size of two pellets? The ones I'm used to seeing are much larger so that's why I was thinking about a choking risk, but I think a pinky that small would be fine .

so anything come about?

TupacTheTurle wrote:so anything come about?

Yep the thawed pinky bairly touched the water before it was swallowed whole lol. Then she was like "is that all?"

dumb question but how do you cull them ? Just thrown them in the ice box or what.

Why is that a dumb Q:? Wow i didn't know RES could eat mice though.. I wouldn't wanna do it though id be too freaked out.. I hate rats.. used to have them when i lived in my dads house..

Joey, yes thats generaly how people cull when they breed mice or anything small like that. It's what I did.

$crewHead wrote:Why is that a dumb Q:? Wow i didn't know RES could eat mice though.. I wouldn't wanna do it though id be too freaked out.. I hate rats.. used to have them when i lived in my dads house..

No I was talking about my question was dumb?

And I just never new how you culled stuff.. LOL Now I know ... and Knowing is half the battle.

Lol whats the other half?

joeybsmooth wrote:dumb question but how do you cull them ? Just thrown them in the ice box or what.

Any mouse that has fur I use a co2 chamber too cull/euthinize them. Before a mouse has fur co2 gas has little effect on them since their breathing is very slow. It will eventually kill them in a several minutes. Placing a pinky in the freezer will kill it in about 30seconds. So I put them in the freezer in mini ziplock bags.