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Frozen food matters

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September 24, 2024 at 3:48:28 PM PDT September 24, 2024 at 3:48:28 PM PDTth, September 24, 2024 at 3:48:28 PM PDT
Frozen Food Matters

Why the quality of frozen food matters in reptile keeping

Monkfield have been supplying high quality frozen food to our customers for over two decades.

Providing unrivalled quality frozen food begins with ensuring our rodents and small mammals are raised on high quality diets and subject to regular health checks. Once they have been humanely euthanised they can then be accurately graded for reptile consumption.

By being fully licensed by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) it means our frozen food is subject to strict regulations ensuring any frozen food we supply is of the highest standards. Not only do we adhere to these strict governmental regulations, but to safeguard against the spread of harmful viruses we comprehensively test every batch for Salmonella and Enterobacteriaceae.

Upon delivery to our facility our extensive range of frozen food is thoroughly checked to ensure contents are clean and sealed, guaranteeing all our high standards are consistently met from start to finish.


But why is frozen food beneficial?

To promote the health and wellbeing of carnivorous reptiles kept as pets it is essential to provide a close approximation to wild-like living.

In the wild snakes and other carnivorous species would catch live prey themselves leaving them open to potentially dangerous injuries that could result in lethal infections.

Frozen food removes these risks, along with many more, resulting in a more pleasantly consistent feeding experience for captive reptiles and their owners.

As such the importance of adhering to comprehensive safeguarding standards when producing frozen food cannot be overstated. It is also important to follow safety guidelines when defrosting frozen food to ensure products are not compromised and are handled in a sanitary manner.



Visit our frozen food section to find out more about the high-quality range available from Monkfield Nutrition.

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