Preparing F/T

How does everybody prepare their f/t.

put it in a ziploc bag then fill a bowl with steaming hot water and let it sit in there for a while then take a blow dryer to get it nice and warm

I put all of the mice/rats of varying sizes in a good ziplock or baggie and stick them in a plastic coffee can with a lid and fill with hot water. I let it sit in the tub for awhile, then replace the then cold water with fresh hot one or two times until they are all completely thawed.

I've never bothered with a hair dryer. Water alone should warm it well enough (through the bag).

I take the rats out of the freezer in the morning and put them in the feeding tub to thaw out for the day. When I get home in the evening, I place them in a plastic bag and put them in hot water for a few minutes. This gets them good and warm. All of my snakes hit them like they're still livin' when I do this.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I put all of the mice/rats of varying sizes in a good ziplock or baggie and stick them in a plastic coffee can with a lid and fill with hot water. I let it sit in the tub for awhile, then replace the then cold water with fresh hot one or two times until they are all completely thawed.

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I used to do the same thig except I'd have to use multiple baggies and an igloo cooler or two lol. You do need to get the timing on it right or they will overthaw and start to bloat and get stinky mushy bellies. That was quite a process. The wife on the other hand used the slow-thaw process using baggies and the counter (mind the cat stays in the basement, love :P) or a bowl of tepid water - one stinky mushbelly was one too many lol.

(EDIT - forgot to mention I usually held the mouse/rat head near a heat lamp a few seconds if there was no initial feeding response)

i use double ziploc baggies put them in the fridge for the day, and then in the evening when the snakes are getting active i run them under warm/hot tap water. i use a hemostat and jiggle 'em a bit and bam they are gone. yum.

I've never had stinky mushy belly problems. (that sounds so bad)

I only seemed to run into it with the mice. Maybe because of mass even the small rats never seemed to do that.

I use mice too.. no problems.

I guess I've just gotten lucky so far..?