Is it safe to Refreeze ?

[TerrieL]

I have a BP that is not great at eating when it comes to F/T, imagine, . If she refuses her F/T on feeding day , is it safe to refreeze it one time and try the next week?

[sho220]

Once is usually okay...

[RobNJ]

I'm not a fan of refreezing proteins at all...

[sho220]

I'm not a fan of refreezing proteins at all...

Doesn't mean it's not safe...I'm not a fan of tofu but people eat that stuff all the time with no bad results.

[Andybill]

I'm not a fan of refreezing proteins at all...

I am not a fan either but I think once is not gonna hurt but never more than that. I do it occasionally....

Doesn't mean it's not safe...I'm not a fan of tofu but people eat that stuff all the time with no bad results.

.... Yeah tofu sucks!

[BHReptiles]

I think it also depends how long you let it sit out. I've taken a microbiology class for school and it's really changed my thoughts on things. If you've left the mouse/rat out for an extended time (like over night or even as short as an hour), I wouldn't refreeze.

[RobNJ]

Doesn't mean it's not safe...I'm not a fan of tofu but people eat that stuff all the time with no bad results.

I've seen far too much refrozen meat in my life to believe it's any good. I wouldn't eat it or feed it to people, my dogs, or my snakes. It's just too far along in the process of decay. But then again, I work with food every day, so maybe I'm just overly cautious with food safety matters.

[Daybreaker]

I don't refreeze, have it be left overnight or for thirty minutes. I can't imagine refreezing something that's been starting to decay for several hours (left overnight)....

[Mike41793]

No never. Im not saying its wrong, i just personally dont. If i wouldnt do it with my own meat then i wouldnt do it to my pets.

[TerrieL]

I think the smartest thing for me to do, to keep from wasting food, is to offer my difficult feeder her meal the day before my regular feeding day. That way if she refuses, then I can offer her thawed rat to the trash compactor who always eats. I only have 2 snakes that are large enough to take adult rats, luckily 1 of the two has never met a meal she didn't like. I just won't thaw a rat for my great eater until I see if miss picky is going to eat or not.
thanks for all the advice