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Rats thawed!

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  • 07-19-2018, 11:00 AM
    55fingers
    Rats thawed!
    This morning I woke up to find that my freezer was unplugged. It was plugged in last night, but it must've been knocked out. My rats have thawed. Is it okay to re-freeze them? It's only been 8 hours at most.
  • 07-19-2018, 11:03 AM
    JodanOrNoDan
    If they are not super cold as in probably still frozen in the center you may have a problem. Smell them, if the smell off at all you have an issue.
  • 07-19-2018, 11:20 AM
    Craiga 01453
    As long as they're still good and cold they're fine.
    However, if they're not still good and cold I'd suggest taking the unfortunate loss and tossing them.
    If they smell off at all, toss them.

    Bottom line: when in doubt, throw it out.
  • 07-19-2018, 11:39 AM
    Hannahshissyfix
    Re: Rats thawed!
    Also keep in mind depending how theyre packaged, you may end up with a big block of rats stuck together when they refreeze so you'll have to thaw a bunch at a time. Of course thats not an issue if you have a bigger collection and thaw a bunch at a time anyways.

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  • 07-19-2018, 12:05 PM
    Craiga 01453
    Re: Rats thawed!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Hannahshissyfix View Post
    Also keep in mind depending how theyre packaged, you may end up with a big block of rats stuck together when they refreeze so you'll have to thaw a bunch at a time. Of course thats not an issue if you have a bigger collection and thaw a bunch at a time anyways.

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    Good point.

    I guess that's another benefit to packing them in small bags of 3-5 prey items/bag. It also helps to keep them fresh and avoid freezer burn from constantly opening/closing the same bag. It
  • 07-19-2018, 04:40 PM
    Bogertophis
    What's going on...? I think this is the third thread like this? :confusd:
  • 07-19-2018, 05:06 PM
    JodanOrNoDan
    Re: Rats thawed!
    Something is up. My freezer acted up on me two weeks ago and I had to feed off a bunch. They were still good, but I didn't want to refreeze them. Maybe it is a plot by the rat breeders. Hmmmm....
  • 07-19-2018, 05:09 PM
    Craiga 01453
    Re: Rats thawed!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    What's going on...? I think this is the third thread like this? :confusd:

    I picked up on that too. Odd. :confusd:
  • 07-19-2018, 09:07 PM
    55fingers
    Eek, I came home to find the freezer has been unplugged again. I don't know how long for. It's feeding day, though. I was wondering how many do you think I can feed to my 1 BP at once? They're weaned rats and he's almost 3 feet long, 1 1/2 years old I think.
  • 07-19-2018, 09:11 PM
    55fingers
    I'm gonna need to secure the plug, and get more rats. I think I'll throw these ones out, but I wanna see how many I can give him today. Also, do you think my cats might want the unused rats? :P
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