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SophieSquirrel
12-30-2017, 12:00 PM
Well I bought several pounds of post season Hazelnuts on sale. I always sample a few to make sure they are OK. This is what I found when I opened one up. I'm going to open a few to see if it's a bad batch. Mold can mean aflatoxins which can kill your squirrel.

What I found

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This is what a healthy Hazlenut should look like

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TubeDriver
12-30-2017, 01:24 PM
Yikes! The exterior shell looks a bit old/dried up? Any visible signs?
SophieSquirrel
12-30-2017, 01:44 PM
Yikes! The exterior shell looks a bit old/dried up? Any visible signs?

Actually that's pieces of the interior. The exterior looked fine until it was opened. The pecans I bought were good.
muggsy'sgm
12-30-2017, 02:41 PM
Yes~~ This! Those look exactly like the moldy hazelnuts I almost gave Muggsy.
SophieSquirrel
12-30-2017, 03:33 PM
For opening / checking nuts this is the ultimate nutcracker! Even though he doesn't eat nuts it's approved by "Patches".

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