Feeding

So, I FINALLY (after 7 months) got monty to eat f/t. Success!! My only concern is that when they thaw, they become wet, and substrate sticks to them. I know a small amount of substrate is no buggy, but the rat I fed today (100g) was completely covered in substrate (even after drying it off), perhaps the substrate was wet itself? Any suggestions?

Put the f/t on a piece of newspaper or a paper towel outside of the hide


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Buy small paper plates and use those.

I completely thaw my feeders at room temperature then super heat them with a hairdryer. They're never wet with this method.

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

I completely thaw my feeders at room temperature then super heat them with a hairdryer. They're never wet with this method.

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This is the way I do it too. I hate wet rats. I used to use the hot water method and even if you put them in a plastic baggy they would still end up soaking wet. So just thaw at room temp and heat with a hair dryer and problem solved :)

Place a lace doily under the prey item. Provide him with a cloth napkin when done.

I used to use silver platters but they are cost prohibitive.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Place a lace doily under the prey item. Provide him with a cloth napkin when done.

I used to use silver platters but they are cost prohibitive.

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You're certainly on a roll tonight! :colbert2:

Here is how I do it, and rodent doesn't get wet...Put the rodent to be thawed in a ziplock bag, and submerge it in hot water until sufficently thawed...and ta-da~~~ No wet rodents :gj:

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Originally Posted by albinos_rule

Here is how I do it, and rodent doesn't get wet...Put the rodent to be thawed in a ziplock bag, and submerge it in hot water until sufficently thawed...and ta-da~~~ No wet rodents :gj:

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Thats what I did when I fed the other day, and when it thawed the bag had a bunch of water in it. Almost like he was frozen wet.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Place a lace doily under the prey item. Provide him with a cloth napkin when done.

I used to use silver platters but they are cost prohibitive.

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You're quite the smartass aren't you?