pics of my dead corn... ideas? - Page 2

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 05:50 PM

whoa, yeah, too big, your guy is tiny.

sassy_snake_lady · 10-22-11, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by daddy and son

Here's a pic next to a quarter for size reference

I don't know how big a quater is lol sorry.

Do you have a pic of the pinkies you were sold? I'm still not sure if it was a pinky. Like I said before I had a tiny 6g corn who still managed a pinky and it didn't leave a bump anywhere near that size.

Snakefood · 10-22-11, 06:03 PM

for reference here is a pic of a rat pinkie beside a mouse pinkie on 1/4" graph paper. I put 2 angles as I find thier faces are totally different. might help you figure out what they sold you.

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**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:04 PM

here's a size comparison of a mouse's growth in relation to a quarter
Day By Day Pictures of Baby Mice Compared to a Quarter

The US quarter dollar coin is 0.955 inches (or 24.26 mm) in diameter.
(from ask.com)

**lady_bug87** · 10-22-11, 06:05 PM

pinkies are so cute lol

bo2as · 10-22-11, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by daddy and son

The pinkie was frozen so there wasn't a fight to the finish.

Heywait.. was the pinky thawed?? and indeed its very big :s

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bo2as

Heywait.. was the pinky thawed?? and indeed its very big :s

been covered, yes.

**lady_bug87** · 10-22-11, 06:17 PM

I'm leaning towards the fact that it was either a humungo mouse pink or the pet store screwed up and a rat pup got mixed in with the rest of the mice or they gave him pain ol' rat pups that's why I hesitate to feed my animals meals that seem thicker than they are so I sometimes will go with the smaller meal just in case :S

either way its sucky :/

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:19 PM

once the breeder is done checking him out, take him into the vet and get an autopsy done, once the food item is out, if its clearly a rat pup and not a mouse pinkie, you can hold the pet store liable for the death of your pet.

**lady_bug87** · 10-22-11, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

once the breeder is done checking him out, take him into the vet and get an autopsy done, once the food item is out, if its clearly a rat pup and not a mouse pinkie, you can hold the pet store liable for the death of your pet.

at this point couldnt he get the food item out himself? I mean what extra harm can he do?

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:22 PM

he could, if he didn't want to or didn't have the proper tools, he could take it to the vet

**lady_bug87** · 10-22-11, 06:24 PM

its true I suppose but a sharp knife could do the trick or pressing on it and 'milking' it out could work

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:39 PM

I think milking it would be difficult with the teeth, but a razor blade or exacto knife would work, or a very sharp knife and being very careful

**lady_bug87** · 10-22-11, 06:43 PM

hmm true that would be of course if the owner is curious as to what he has inside there and if it is a pup instead of a pink he really shouldn't blame himself it happens but I would take the food item out, and either take it to the pet store with the receipt and demand an explanation as to why if it IS a pup WHY is it marked as a pinkie and if its a huge pinky why wasnt it sorted as a fuzzy

If handlers are really new at reptiles its really really easy to mix the 2 up.

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 06:47 PM

yeah, and if it was a huge pinkie that should've been sorted as a fuzzy or a rat pup, then he has recourse with the pet store.

OP, sorry we're discussing it like this, I know its hard, but we really are trying to help and in no way are we blaming you.