F/T Rodents: dry or wet?

i always thought that a snake wouldnt take a wet f/t rodent. i read it in some ball python book somewhere. but i know that there are people out there who put the frozen rodent in warm water without placing it in a bag first and then feed the snake a wet thawed rodent.

i personally feed dry thawed rats to my snakes. what do you feed and why?

I don't think it makes a big difference through the snakes eyes. But I like when they stay dry because I hate that wet mouse smell.

I feed whatever the bag produces. I seem to have horrible luck with water leaking into the bag. Personally I think wet f/t makes the swallowing process easier and it gives my BP extra water that he wouldnt normally get.

i used to keep them dry... and then i read a thread where many people said they just put the prey item into the hot water to thaw... so i tried it and everyone ate...

that's the way i do it, when i use f/t as it's easier/quicker for me.

I put my rats/mice in hot water, and it warms them up nicely and then I throught the rats/mice in the cage!! And walla, faster thawn, warmer food!:rockon:

If the snakes on loose substrate, I'll dry it first but on news print, Either works

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Originally Posted by stangs13

And walla, faster thawn, warmer food!:rockon:

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Oh, Justin :) The French would just love you...better not let GA see you butchering her native tongue ;)

And not to bring the thread TOO off-topic--I feed mine dry. Auryn doesn't seem to mind :)

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

Oh, Justin :) The French would just love you...better not let GA see you butchering her native tongue ;)

And not to bring the thread TOO off-topic--I feed mine dry. Auryn doesn't seem to mind :)

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Too late I saw it :rolleyes:

Justin the word is "Voila" :)

I thaw w/o a bag then pat it dry, the thought of wet meat doesn't seem very appetizing.

what do you mean! Wet meat is awesome! Hence all of the meats with sauces, yeah meet covered in water might not be great, but I dont know if you've ever eaten a dry steak :-p yuck, give me a juicy wet steak any day ;)

besides, dry or wet rats dont sound appetizing to me! ::P

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

Too late I saw it :rolleyes:

Justin the word is "Voila" :)

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thats how you spell it?

V-e-o-l-a

Is how I would say it!:P But its pronounce Wall-ah?

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Originally Posted by stangs13

thats how you spell it?

V-e-o-l-a

Is how I would say it!:P But its pronounce Wall-ah?

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VOILA is how it is spelled, I would know I'm 100% french, even came with the paperwork :8:

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

VOILA is how it is spelled, I would know I'm 100% french, even came with the paperwork :8:

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We We! Deborah is tray magnifeek! :P

Thank you! LOL! I can only speek english and alittle bit of spanish...

When I thaw my rats out, I put them in a plastic bag then put them in warm water. They get kind of moist from the condensation, but stay mostly dry. :mouse2:

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Originally Posted by Holbeird

besides, dry or wet rats dont sound appetizing to me! ::P

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Atleast the wet rat will slide down easier

I feed live so I wouldn't know...

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We We! Deborah is tray magnifeek! :P

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Oh my... ;)

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Originally Posted by xdeus

We We! Deborah is tray magnifeek! :P

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:O French lessons anyone???

so i guess it doesnt really matter if its wet or dry as long as your snake takes it.


i wonder if you could get a non feeder to feed by offering a wet one...

maybe ill try it next week...

eeew, wet rodent! i thaw mine inside a plastic bag in hot water. sometimes they still get wet and i press a papertowel on them to dry them. i dunno, something about them being all sopping wet just doesn't go over so well for me.

I place mine in a plastic bag and thaw them in really hot water. Yeah mine get a little wet too. But nothing a hair dryer wont fix :cool:

I have never thought about feeding my snake a wet mouse/rat......

I put mine in the refrigerator the night before (giving about 20 hours to thaw). Then just before feeding, I run hot water (120F) over the mouse from the tap for about two minutes. then I pat dry with paper towels -- still quite wet. Then with bambo tongs I wave the mouse in front of fluffy's hide - BAM thats it.


I am going to have to get some small rats. He is now getting too big for adult mouses (oops, I mean mice).:D

My snakes who take f/t don't care if their rat or mouse is wet or dry.

I thaw them a day or so in the fridge, but to warm 'em up, or to thaw the pinks and fuzzies, I use hot water. Now that I have 23, it's just easier to grab 'em out of the hot water, make sure they're completely warm and feed 'em. If I pat 'em dry or handle them, I have a couple snakes that are picky enough, they won't eat them, or the prey ends up too cool, and I have to reheat them again.


When I was buying the prey and they were individually bagged, a lot of times the prey was dry, but other times there'd be leaks. So I've fed both dry and wet FT prey items. Doesn't really matter. Right now, Morgana and Pepper needing assistance, and Freddie being on a fast, they're the only ones not eating. Everybody else nails the prey.