pics of my dead corn... ideas? - Page 6

infernalis · 10-23-11, 04:42 PM

Those of us who deal with hundreds of snakes call this "Failure to Thrive" it's a cold / heartbreaking aspect of what we all do.

Unfortunately a youngster had to experience it.

Jenn_06 · 10-23-11, 04:49 PM

you can go here Buy Frozen Feeder Animals Online: SALE Rats, Mice, Rabbits and see the sizes too they have the rats and mice next to a quarter. i dont think it was the size of the food that kill it had to be something else, it might had something wrong with it since it hatched and just now killed it...sorry for your son loss its hard on kids

Snakefood · 10-23-11, 04:52 PM

aww, give Daniel a sqeeze from us!! Poor little guy. When mamma's dog died, we told our son she died and went to the rainbow bridge to play with all the other dogs!! He was only 3 when Sweet-Pea passed away.

Lankyrob · 10-23-11, 05:53 PM

Havent lookedat the chart but i have seen many many pinkies over an inch long, i wouldnt class them as fuzzies until they aree showing fur no matter their size.

jaleely · 10-23-11, 11:54 PM

Side question: How would the petstore be held liable for someone feeding a pet food that's too large for the pet to consume in a healthy manner? I don't really think that's true. I mean, not trying to sound rude, but unless you brought the snake into their store and they are the ones that fed it physically, there's nothing to hold them liable for. They just sold the food. Technically then anyone buying anything there could sue them for their dog being over-fed, or something like that.
I'm sorry it happened though.

**millertime89** · 10-24-11, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jaleely

Side question: How would the petstore be held liable for someone feeding a pet food that's too large for the pet to consume in a healthy manner? I don't really think that's true. I mean, not trying to sound rude, but unless you brought the snake into their store and they are the ones that fed it physically, there's nothing to hold them liable for. They just sold the food. Technically then anyone buying anything there could sue them for their dog being over-fed, or something like that.
I'm sorry it happened though.

if you walked in and said "I want to buy a pinkie mouse for my snake" and they sold you a rat fuzzie that's clearly too large, they are the "experts" and can be held liable. They "should" know what the difference is and pet owners often go to them for advice.
edit: or say you walked in and told them "my vet told me to get cat food for a diabetic cat" and they hand you a bag of food that does the opposite of what it should, and your cat dies as a result of the change, then its their fault.

jaleely · 10-24-11, 12:17 AM

I politely disagree. : ) They're just petstore workers. I'd look it up online, or get the item i needed from my vet. I know hubby and I researched a long time before getting out first snake. I'd take advice from anyone with a grain of salt, even if they had a PHD or something though *lol*

Hey another side note...I remember this post from the other day...

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/epicr...-sad-news.html

Snakesitter also noticed a patch of something on their snakes head, and turns out their snake had a RI. Maybe it's some kind of weird infection thing.

edited: I mean also if my needed diabetic food, i mean, i can read labels! LOL plus the vet would tell you. But I digress..the store shouldn't be selling people rat pinkies if they're asking for mouse pinkies, but i mean, you can see the size difference. Think how many lawsuits would be out there (we Americans are famous for that though) if someone sued every time a mistake was made. I mean you're not just going to blindly feed your kid whatever the grocer tells you to. I don't think a snake death because of food size would hold up in court.

KORBIN5895 · 10-24-11, 06:27 AM

Ahhhh. But were not talking about court. Were are talking about him going into the pet store at the busiest time of the week( like Saturday afternoon) and raising such a ruckus that EVERYONE hears about these idiots that killed his poor 7 year old sons snake. Way better results than court.

totheend · 10-24-11, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Ahhhh. But were not talking about court. Were are talking about him going into the pet store at the busiest time of the week( like Saturday afternoon) and raising such a ruckus that EVERYONE hears about these idiots that killed his poor 7 year old sons snake. Way better results than court.

Except for the size of the food isn't what killed the snake!

KORBIN5895 · 10-24-11, 06:32 AM

I am point to the pet store workers as idiots.

KORBIN5895 · 10-24-11, 08:29 AM

I get that. But most pet store workers are high-school kids and the management is not very knowledgeable. So if you raise enough of a commotion the will probably do something. All he has to do is what the tabloids do. Tell people that what you are telling them is the truth. We LIKE to beloved what we are told.

totheend · 10-24-11, 08:41 AM

But what do you expect? They are people making minimum wage, not paid to care. Some will care and be knowledgeable and some won't. It truly is buyer beware! You need to be educated on your animals and their requirements and needs. Don't trust some kid who doesn't give a rats @$$. I mean if the pet stores were legally responsible for everything they said or sold to a customer, they would spend all day everyday in court.

mykee · 10-24-11, 10:00 AM

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"did you perhaps mean rat pinkies? which are more correctly called pups?"

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"But was it a mouse pinkie or rat pup? Both are pinks and hairless"

Lol.
More bad info.
A rat pink IS NOT more commonly called a pup.
A rat pink is called a rat pink (~3-7g).
A rat PUP is larger than a fuzzy rat (~8-14g).
Rat pups are in the ~15-20g range right before hopper and have plenty of fur.

I know I'm late to this thread, but that snake died because it was fed too large a meal.
I'm also really curious why so many of you are trying to hold the store responsible for selling a food item that was too large?
That feeder item was clearly way too large for that corn, but the owner is 100% responsible for FEEDING IT!!
Come on people, lets call a spade a spade!

**millertime89** · 10-24-11, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Lol.
More bad info.
A rat pink IS NOT more commonly called a pup.
A rat pink is called a rat pink (~3-7g).
A rat PUP is larger than a fuzzy rat (~8-14g).
Rat pups are in the ~15-20g range right before hopper and have plenty of fur.

I know I'm late to this thread, but that snake died because it was fed too large a meal.
I'm also really curious why so many of you are trying to hold the store responsible for selling a food item that was too large?
That feeder item was clearly way too large for that corn, but the owner is 100% responsible for FEEDING IT!!
Come on people, lets call a spade a spade!

I've been told differently several times on this very forum regarding the pup vs. pink thing.

Jay · 10-24-11, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

I've been told differently several times on this very forum regarding the pup vs. pink thing.

You have been misinformed, possibly over on the other side of the ocean they are listed differently. Canada/US, a rat pink is 1-5 days and pups are 15-20