Hey guys...I just bought my first 2 Ball Pythons & the guy gave me a bag of frozen mice---they are all intertwined into each other--how do I go about thawing them? or separating them? He said the male ate thawed never a problem--but the female was picky---should I just go to live? or continue trying to get her to eat thawed mice?

Also--being SO NEW---can you guys recommend a good book for me to get-with current good information.

Thanks tons