whats your methed to thaw out frozen rats

I am just lookin for a new way to thaw them out so give me what you do

Hot arse water. Change it 1-2 times when it cools off. :D

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Originally Posted by whitesnake12

I am just lookin for a new way to thaw them out so give me what you do

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I thaw my feeders at room temperature, and then warm them up, it also serve the purpose of pre-scenting my snake room.

I do the same thing I put my warter in the microwave for 2mins and let it cool for 1min then in with the rats

I used to use really hot water, but for some reason, there would occasionally be a rupture in the abdominal area of the mouse.

You'll know when this happens because it's very unpleasant to look at, and it smells even worse. In fact, it's probably one of the most disgusting smells I've dealt with - ever. :puke2:

I don't have the physics to back this up, but I speculated it was because it was thawing it too quickly.

Lately I've been having good success thawing at room temperature for about 1 hour, then dunking in really warm (not hot) water for a few minutes to warm it up. I don't even dry them off before offering to my snakes (they seem to prefer them soaking wet)...seems to cut several minutes off the time it takes to swallow.

I'm sure the above also applies to rates, you'd just need to adjust the room-temp thaw times as well as the warm-water soak times.

thaw at room temp and usually use a blow dryer to warm em but I am not using a 100 watt IR lamp to warm em after they are thawed

I put mine in a bag in warm water (around 80-85*F) until they feel squishy and then in some hot water (95-110*F) for two or three minutes. The time would eb longer for bigger items.

Feed live and they're always the right temperature! But, when I did feed F/T, I just filled a bowl with hot water and put the mouse/rat in a sandwich baggy and set it in the water until it gets nice and squishy...never had any problems.

I put my rats and micei nthe microwave for 2 minutes!;)


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I through my rats and mice separate cups of really warm water(non drinking cups), and in a few minutes they are squishy and warm.:carrot:

If you have a few extra bucks, find one of those cheap mini-fridges at a yard sale and set it up somewhere. Depending on the temp of the mini fridge, ~24 hours before you feed. At feeding time setup a bowl of warm water to get the body temp up to feeding level.

One of the problems with F/T is putting a full size rat in a bowl of warm water could take hours to thaw it out on the inside (while the exterior may be warm almost immediately).

And seriously, the microwave method can be an ugly, ugly situation if you screw it up and leave it in there too long.

i use hot water in a bowl. when it cools (or at the 5 minute mark) i dump out the water and add more hot. after another 5 minutes i dump the water again and refill.

how i start feeding. i take the prey item out of the water, towel it dry lightly and drop it into the enclosure.

and if you want to be safe... make sure you use tongs!

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Originally Posted by jhall1468

One of the problems with F/T is putting a full size rat in a bowl of warm water could take hours to thaw it out on the inside (while the exterior may be warm almost immediately).

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Not true. I used to thaw out 2 XL rats every 10 days for 2 boas and it took about 45 mins to thaw out completely while being in hot water

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

Not true. I used to thaw out 2 XL rats every 10 days for 2 boas and it took about 45 mins to thaw out completely while being in hot water

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Did you put them in a bag or toss them in? What was the temp of the water?

As my post indicated "warm water" not scalding hot, and I used bags (which I forgot to mention) which further reducing the temperature reaching the rats themselves.

Kind of a bold statement to say "not true", and then counter it with something I never even said. ;)

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i use hot water in a bowl. when it cools (or at the 5 minute mark) i dump out the water and add more hot. after another 5 minutes i dump the water again and refill.

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Now that would certainly take a lot less longer than my lazy method... fill it up once and wait. Why procrastinate tomorrow when you can do it today.

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Originally Posted by jhall1468

Did you put them in a bag or toss them in? What was the temp of the water?

As my post indicated "warm water" not scalding hot, and I used bags (which I forgot to mention) which further reducing the temperature reaching the rats themselves.

Kind of a bold statement to say "not true", and then counter it with something I never even said. ;)

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not scalding hot. I am talking bath water here. Straight from the faucet in my tub. And yes, they were in bags. I have never had a rat take anymore than an hour to defrost using this method

oh and i have a hot water tap... every home should have one. instant tea, cocoa, soup... whatever you want.

anyway... i use that hot tap... the water is 190 degrees.

I leave my mice/rats out before i go to work in a sandwich box , and when i get home there defrosted nicely , i then warm them up in a bowl of warm water for around 10 minutes , dry em off and chuck em in , i have to use tongs with my royal , that way he grabs them in a instanst .
Bindi eats the same way shes a greedy mare lol