Re: Room temp thawing over night?
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AbsoluteApril
Changing the water our frequently will help thaw it out faster. I usually put the vacuum/zip lock in a tub, in the bath and change the water every 15 min or so, flipping each time, and they will be thawed out in about an hour. The only ones I leave overnight in the fridge are the jumbos (I mostly keep boas). Be careful with too hot of water, that can cause the feeder to pop when being constricted and ... eww what a mess.
Yup, gut bombs, very messy! :taz:
Re: Room temp thawing over night?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
AbsoluteApril
Changing the water our frequently will help thaw it out faster. I usually put the vacuum/zip lock in a tub, in the bath and change the water every 15 min or so, flipping each time, and they will be thawed out in about an hour. The only ones I leave overnight in the fridge are the jumbos (I mostly keep boas). Be careful with too hot of water, that can cause the feeder to pop when being constricted and ... eww what a mess.
That is what I do, (sort of) and it does help to dump most the water out and add new hot water from the tap about 20 minutes after the first soak. My water is pretty hot right from the bathroom tap. Usually one fresh hot water add does the trick. I use an old foodlion 5 gal ice cream bucket and one small to medium rat with no bag or anything. ( I have only one snake) It takes about an hour and a half. I clean out the bucket with some soap and about a teaspoon of bleach when finished.
And your room mate might not care that your rat is in something. My wife draws the line concerning the fridge. She allows in the freezer but ain't no rat going in the fridge if I have it locked up in a safe. Just the thought of it in the fridge probably turns your roommates stomach, can't say I blame them really. Also I have a friend who use to own a pet store and sold snakes and other reptiles. He said if you just thaw out at room there can be ice crystals deep inside. He recommended putting it in water because snakes don't care if the rat is wet. But I use a hair dryer on high and low to dry and warm the rat after taking it out of the water. And I measure the temp with my infrared temp gun. I put it over a hundred and let it cool to about 87 and serve. But I have learned to wait about 10-14 days between feed times otherwise she is not hungry enough and turns her nose up. 10 days it's one sniff and bamb.
