Thawing frozen food.

I usually feed live but i was wondering what is the best way tho thaw frozen mice or rats? Thanks.

1. place in baggie submerge in very warm water to thaw.
2. leave in baggie & let thaw in counter for couple hours.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, put them in the microwave. That is one helluva nasty mess to clean up... :colbert:

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, put them in the microwave. That is one helluva nasty mess to clean up... :colbert:

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But then you can use it as a little balloon!

- let it thaw in a cup/bowl of water. dip in hot water for ~1 minute once done then dry on paper towel
- submerge in water with baggie

the amount of time depends on size of prey item. i thaw baby mice in 20-30 mins.

I agree with eMonk

You can just submerge the rodent directly in a bowl of hot water from tap. (Not boiling hot water)

You don't need to wrap the rodents in plastic, I just directly put it in the water.

15-20 min is good enough. Also, feel the rodent ( sqeeze it ) to make sure that its fully thawed and warm inside. BP's won't take anything that's cold.

Then dry it with paper towel.

Feed it with a feeding tonge.

Have fun!

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Originally Posted by BlazingCasper

I agree with eMonk

You can just submerge the rodent directly in a bowl of hot water from tap. (Not boiling hot water)

You don't need to wrap the rodents in plastic, I just directly put it in the water.

15-20 min is good enough. Also, feel the rodent ( sqeeze it ) to make sure that its fully thawed and warm inside. BP's won't take anything that's cold.

Then dry it with paper towel.

Feed it with a feeding tonge.

Have fun!

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The easiest way period. I'll never know why ppl will always make this complicated.

The only problem I found with wet rodent is the substrate sticks to it. So, I'll have to either hold the rat the entire time or move the snake to a substrate-free feeding bin. Of course, this doesn't apply to newspaper/paper towel substrate...

So, a little whiff of the hair dryer might be needed.

The best way to thaw them is take a kabob skewer and put it up the back side and out the mouth. place them on the grill and baste with teriyaki.
After cooking place the rat on a bed of wild rice with some fresh steamed vegetables. And some pineapple to add some extra sweetness.

Another method i use is to place them under a ceramic heat light. Not close enough to burn though. Man that stinks.

I just leave mine out overnight to defrost naturally, on the odd occasion I am in a hurry then I will put them in warm water