Can I re-freeze a thawed mouse?

My family raises and butchers all kinds of animals and I've seen carcasses in all kinds of different situations; I don't take any chances with meat because I've seen what bad meat can do to both human and animal. I personally would never refreeze any kind of meat. But that's just me.

I've done it many times myself, just be sure you keep track of time and look/smell the food item.



hell, i've refroze and ate chicken and steak too

My boy has only refused twice. The first time, he struck the rat pup, started in on it and then abruptly spit it out. I tossed that one. Hubby offered him a different one the very next night and ZAP! He swallowed that one with his usual alacrity. The next one he refused I'd thawed in a container that smelled of chili spices. I didn't even think about it. Skull looked at it, sniffed and then hid from the thing. I tossed that one too. I now have a pyrex bowl that is just for thawing prey.

Right now, if he refuses, I figure there's something wrong with the prey so I will toss it and offer a different one the next night.

He's only 9 months old and he eats like a champ. I suspect that might change when he's a fully matured adult. Next winter might get interesting.

I have a picky eater that refuses some times, for me it's not a big deal cause I just feed it to another snake that never turns down food. When picky does eat, I defrost another. So the point is, you need another snake! :D

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Originally Posted by madmunki

I have a picky eater that refuses some times, for me it's not a big deal cause I just feed it to another snake that never turns down food. When picky does eat, I defrost another. So the point is, you need another snake! :D

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This!