Thawing rats...2 questions

[Nate]

Question 1:
I see no problem with this, but i'm just curious...do you guys ever thaw 2 small rats in the same bag? I dunno why it would cause a problem...but i'm still curious

Question 2:
Before i gave up my first 3 snake over a year ago, i tried f/t quite a few times and I noticed the same thing each time I thawed, and now i'm trying f/t down here and wondering about the condensation that builds up inside the bag as the rat thaws. It seems to get the rat pretty wet. Do you normally dry it off? or just feed as is, even if it's wet?

[lillyorchid]

1.) I do this and have never thought twice about about being a problem.

2.) I know people who have snakes that will not take wet food, so they blow dry the rat...no lie!

[JLC]

When I fed f/t, I was only feeding one snake, so never did more than one at a time. But I don't see why that wouldn't work....just might take longer.


I never could keep the mouse dry...either the bag leaked or condensation built up. For the short time that Caesar accepted f/t, he didn't seem to care. Some folks (Jamie, I think???) completely wet the rodent and serve it up that way. Some dry them with a blow dryer, which helps with the heat signature as well. I'm not sure it matters, so long as the snake eats what you're puttin' down.

[Nate]

alright well i have one medium rat for the female and 2 small rats for the male...They were shipped to me feeding on live, so we'll see just how well tonight goes. I'll update the thread and letcha know if it is a successful evening.....w00t