» Site Navigation
0 members and 741 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,905
Threads: 249,105
Posts: 2,572,111
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Registered User
Dethawing rats in the fridge?
So I was talking to a friend today who has five ball pythons and he was telling me he dethaws his rats in the fridge the night before he feeds. He was saying it helps quicken & even out the warming up process. I had never heard of anyone doing this before. Is this safe?
0.3 Spider '08 (Luna) '11 (Dutchess) '11 (Eve)
0.1 Normal '12 (Molly)
0.1 Pastel '12 (Sonya)
0.1 Cinnamon het Hypo '12 (Sheila)
0.1 Carmel '12 (Reina)
0.1 Mojave '12 (Lakota)
0.1 Het Albino (Delilah)
1.0 Hypo '12 (Casper)
1.0 Lesser '12 (Harry)
1.0 Albino '10 (Dexter)
1.0 Pinstripe '09 (You know who)
1.0 Calico '11 (Casanova)
1.0 Western Hognose
-
-
It's perfectly safe. The rats will stay a bit fresher too.
Chloe
0.1 Het Hypo- Indy
The cup is useful because of it's emptiness
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Capray For This Useful Post:
-
safer than thawing at room temps decomp can be held off a bit more.
-
-
This would be the approved method of dethawing in human based foods so if its good enough for us then its surely good for them! Socially it may not be approved by your dinner guests however , but hey what they dont know is next to the milk won't kill them! Lol.
-
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to norwegn113 For This Useful Post:
jben (03-11-2013),Raven01 (03-10-2013)
-
Re: Dethawing rats in the fridge?
 Originally Posted by norwegn113
This would be the approved method of dethawing in human based foods so if its good enough for us then its surely good for them! Socially it may not be approved by your dinner guests however , but hey what they dont know is next to the milk won't kill them! Lol.
^^^ Opaque sealed containers help with not offending guests.
It is good enough to defrost a chicken for human consumption and it is good enough for my snakes.
Being thawed before warming allows the internal temps to come up without "cooking" the exterior.
-
-
BPnet Veteran
It's actually probably safer to defrost overnight in the fridge, especially with larger prey items. If you have a large frozen rat, and you put it into warm water, the outside of the rat is going to be at ideal bacteria producing temperatures for a long time before the inside is even thawed, much less warm.
The safest way to thaw frozen meat is to put it in COLD water until completely thawed, changing the water several times to ensure it stays cold, THEN placing it in warm water to heat it up. However, I don't know anybody who actually does that.
To me, it's easier and safer to put the prey in the fridge the night before, then all I have to do is warm it up when I'm ready to feed.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~ Herm Albright
The current zoo:
Pets
2.1 Felis catus; 1.2 Ringneck Doves; 1.1 Budgies; bunches o' Rats/Mice (pets and feeders);
2.1 BCI; 1.0 BP; 1.0 Corn; 1.0 Honduran Milksnake; 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa; 0.1 Dumeril's Boa; 1.0 Texas Ratsnake; 1.0 Calico Black Ratsnake; 1.1 Western Hognose; 0.1 Beardie; 0.1 Tawny Plated Lizard; 1.0 Blue-Tongue Skink; 0.1 Crestie; 0.1 Spiny-tailed Iguana; 0.0.1 Chaco Striped Knee Tarantula
Fosters/Rescues
2.0 BCI
0.2.2 BP
1.0 Corn
1.0 Red-Foot Tortoise
1.0 Greek Tortoise
0.0.10 Leopard Tortoises
0.0.1 Asian Vine Snake
-
-
Registered User
Dethawing rats in the fridge?
0.3 Spider '08 (Luna) '11 (Dutchess) '11 (Eve)
0.1 Normal '12 (Molly)
0.1 Pastel '12 (Sonya)
0.1 Cinnamon het Hypo '12 (Sheila)
0.1 Carmel '12 (Reina)
0.1 Mojave '12 (Lakota)
0.1 Het Albino (Delilah)
1.0 Hypo '12 (Casper)
1.0 Lesser '12 (Harry)
1.0 Albino '10 (Dexter)
1.0 Pinstripe '09 (You know who)
1.0 Calico '11 (Casanova)
1.0 Western Hognose
-
-
Registered User
Re: Dethawing rats in the fridge?
Lol My wife freaked out when I did this but the thawing process is kinda delicate you can cook the outside and prey will be refused unless your animal isnt picky.
Hey Man wheres the Beer
Oh its behind the Rat Corpses lol
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
Reply With Quote
