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Rats I froze yesterday still soft?
Yesterday I drove with a friend to the nearest reptile shop to get feeders. I loved it. We both needed several. I asked for 16 small, which is enough to get me through June and July. He went back and came right back out and immediately apologized. He said they didn't have any frozen, but that he could pre-kill for me. I paused, but my friend immediately said to do it and it was dismissed. They told me to put it on ice for the drive home (we did ) and then get them in a freezer. I got home, packaged them in baggies of two, put the baggies in a grocery bag, and tossed it in our crappy garage freezer. Well, today is feeding day for the girls so I grabbed a pack and it seems the majority of the rats are definitely COLD but still soft all the way through. I'm so used to them feeling like ice blocks. I smelled them to see if they'd gone bad but they smell like regular rat. Are these okay to use? Does this happen often? They've been in a freezer since yesterday morning about 11am...
1.2 Normal
1.1 Red-tail
0.1 Albino corn
2.1 Ball Python(Sterling, Boots, & Eden)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa(Anakin)
0.1 Bearded Dragon(Beatrix/Trixie)
0.1 Kitty Cat(Willow)
1.0 Chihuahua(Panda-Bear)
2.0 Betta Fish(Finnley & Pescado)
0.2 Rats(Mishka & Laney)
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SoundsSounds like an issue with your freezer. It can sometimes take a while for the center of a pile to freeze, but not that long. I recently froze close to a hundred at the same time, packed in bags of ten or so, and I did notice the center of the pile took almost a full day to freeze. But if they still smell fine I'd go ahead and use them.
Last edited by Darkbird; 05-31-2015 at 01:28 PM.
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Re: Rats I froze yesterday still soft?
 Originally Posted by Darkbird
SoundsSounds like an issue with your freezer. It can sometimes take a while for the center of a pile to freeze, but not that long. I recently froze close to a hundred at the same time, packed in bags of ten or so, and I did notice the center of the pile took almost a full day to freeze. But if they still smell fine I'd go ahead and use them.
alrighty! I placed them in the back to get them colder. The freezer is definitely working.. I think it's because they were in the door of it lol
2.1 Ball Python(Sterling, Boots, & Eden)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa(Anakin)
0.1 Bearded Dragon(Beatrix/Trixie)
0.1 Kitty Cat(Willow)
1.0 Chihuahua(Panda-Bear)
2.0 Betta Fish(Finnley & Pescado)
0.2 Rats(Mishka & Laney)
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Just a case of WFD*
* wimpy freezer disorder 
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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They should be fine, no different than keeping fresh meat in the refrigerator for a day so it doesn't go bad.
The door of the freezer is often the warmest part though, so I would move the feeders down to the bottom shelf to make sure they get frozen properly.
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Re: Rats I froze yesterday still soft?
Originally Posted by Reinz
Just a case of WFD*
* wimpy freezer disorder
Diary of a Wimpy Freezer...
Originally Posted by bcr229
They should be fine, no different than keeping fresh meat in the refrigerator for a day so it doesn't go bad.
The door of the freezer is often the warmest part though, so I would move the feeders down to the bottom shelf to make sure they get frozen properly.
I did 😄
1.2 Normal
1.1 Red-tail
0.1 Albino corn
2.1 Ball Python(Sterling, Boots, & Eden)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa(Anakin)
0.1 Bearded Dragon(Beatrix/Trixie)
0.1 Kitty Cat(Willow)
1.0 Chihuahua(Panda-Bear)
2.0 Betta Fish(Finnley & Pescado)
0.2 Rats(Mishka & Laney)
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