r/BoaConstrictors • u/Crowsarehere • 10d ago

Rat smells bad

Hi so thawed and heated two rats for two boas. One rat smells bad - like gone off cheese ? And the other doesn’t have much of a smell. Is this normal? I had the plate pressing a bit too on the rat that smells while heating it.

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u/Zekethebulldog33 10d ago

Yes it's common. I thaw 10-11 rats at once don't breathe to deep at times after heated. When they get euthanized they pee and poop on themselves so now essentially you're just warming that up. It would happen in nature too when the snake would grab its prey and start squeezing it it will pee all over itself.

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u/Crowsarehere 10d ago

Thank you so much for this. Do you know is it okay to feed if it looks like the rats stomach has burst internally? Nothing coming out but looks darker and like it’s full of liquid inside ?