How do YOU thaw your rodents?

I was just curious how does everyone thaw their rodents? And how long it takes before they are 'ready'?

I have a 2x2x2 wood cage with wire racks. There is an incandescent lamp that warms the cage. It's my rodent oven. :D Kind of freakish if you think about it. :shh:

run them under cold water till soft all the way through. then hit em with warm water till thier bodies are nice and warm. oh all in a ziploc!

Ziploc and hot tap water changed periodically. Sometimes it takes a few hours if I have a lot to thaw out.

I tried leaving them in the snake room till they thawed and warmed them up but ended up throwing away 3 rats bc they didnt want them... since then I just stick to hot water and a baggie... bout 5-7mins per small rat... cant be too hot though or else you get the exploding rat!

I place them in a ziplock bag and submerge them in hot water. I usually wait 15 minutes and then replace the water with more hot water; 5-10 minutes later and I'm good to go. At the same time I have my live mice prescenting the room (I have one live feeder) and then when I offer f/t everyone is usually ready to go. If for some reason I get a snake that seems interested but doesn't strike then I give the mouse a little blast with the hair dryer and that usually does the trick as well.

Simple, I grab my wizard hat and Easy Bake Oven....

no connie uses ancient native american black magic to thaw frozen things in an instant.

I place 4 rats in a ziplock bag and place the bag in a small cooler full of hot tap water. I place a stone ashtray on top of the bag to keep the rats on the bottom of the cooler for one hour.

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Originally Posted by DSGB

no connie uses ancient native american black magic to thaw frozen things in an instant.

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:O SHHH!!! :whisper: Do you want everyone to know my ways?! *I put on my robe and wizard hat...*

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Ziploc and hot tap water changed periodically. Sometimes it takes a few hours if I have a lot to thaw out.

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Ditto!