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  • 03-08-2009, 09:45 AM
    sum182
    Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Topic :gj: :D
  • 03-08-2009, 09:50 AM
    dsirkle
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    I just put them in a ziplock sandwich bag and set them in hot water from the tap. They are ready in anywhere from 15 - 30 minutes. Boiling water will burst them and probably cook them. A Rat takes a couple of hours to thaw this way.
  • 03-08-2009, 09:51 AM
    Hyper Joe
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sum182 View Post
    Topic :gj: :D

    In a plastic baggie in a container of warm to lukewarm water. I don't like to cook feeders before I give it to my snakes. Keep the mouse dry.

    You can also leave it out for a few hours at room temp (70 degrees).
  • 03-08-2009, 11:24 AM
    Slim
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    I use the same Zip-Loc bag method as Dale, and have not had any real problems to speak of. Once they are thawed, I do give the outside of the bag a short blast of REALLY hot water from the tap. I do that right before I drop them in the tubs.
  • 03-08-2009, 12:05 PM
    Little B-Py
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    If you don't feed til late in the day you could always just sit it out near your snakes and allow it to thaw up to room temp and prescent at the same time. We fed our new RTB this past friday by laying out his rat and then heating it up with a hair dryer.
  • 03-08-2009, 03:55 PM
    nova2door
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Hyper Joe View Post
    Keep the mouse dry.

    you do not have to keep the mouse dry

    i put them in a bucket of hot water then dump it out when it gets cold and refill with hot again. the bigger the animal is (rat, rabbit, pig, ect) you will need to do this a couple more times.
    i just squeeze the mouse so it is not dripping wet, then give it to the snake
    works fine for me
  • 03-08-2009, 04:05 PM
    icygirl
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    I agree with everyone above me. Here's some more hints:
    1. don't microwave - mouse will either explode, or burn your snake from the inside!
    2. don't boil - snakes don't need to cook their food.

    You can also set it out under an ceramic heat emitter or heat lamp for awhile to thaw it, but just be sure to keep checking on it that it does not get too hot.
  • 03-08-2009, 05:19 PM
    Slim
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nova2door View Post
    you do not have to keep the mouse dry

    You don't have to keep it dry, but depending on what type of substrate you use, it will cut down on the amount of junk your BP gets in it's mouth. Wet fur picks up substrate.

    Wet also reduces the smell because the hair is matted close to the body of the mouse and not giving off as many scent particals. An important factor when feeding F/T.
  • 03-08-2009, 05:43 PM
    nova2door
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    You don't have to keep it dry, but depending on what type of substrate you use, it will cut down on the amount of junk your BP gets in it's mouth. Wet fur picks up substrate.

    Wet also reduces the smell because the hair is matted close to the body of the mouse and not giving off as many scent particals. An important factor when feeding F/T.

    i use newspaper, so theres nothing to stick to the mouse/rat
    i breed rodents in the same room that my snakes are in so smell is not important either
  • 03-08-2009, 05:47 PM
    Slim
    Re: Whats a good way to thaw a frozen mouse?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nova2door View Post
    i use newspaper, so theres nothing to stick to the mouse/rat
    i breed rodents in the same room that my snakes are in so smell is not important either

    :gj: Glad your system works for you.
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