its been covered before...still a question or two

[OsirisRa32]

Ok...so I am in the process of switching all mine to pre-killed or F/T'd

I just tried feeding my 700g lesser a f/t'd he shied away about as quickly as possible...I had thawed it in hot but far from boiling water in a zip loc bag, and then blasted it with a hot air gun set at 120 degrees F....

how long do ya leave em in for before taking the f/t away? can they be refrozen?

do some ppl's snakes not care if they are heated up to body temp?

[The Serpent Merchant]

You can leave it in the snakes cage overnight, but not much longer. You can refreeze a rodent once maybe twice, but if you plan on refreezing I wouldn't leave it sitting in the cat for very long before you do refreeze it.

Mine all take rodents much easier/faster if the rodent is about 100 degrees F.

[OsirisRa32]

is there any trick to measuring the f/t to that temp? I blasted mine a few good minutes with a heat gun set at 120 F

[The Serpent Merchant]

I set up a cooler with some flexwatt that is controlled by a thermostat to keep the inside of the cooler at 100 degrees. (very similar to an incubator) I put the frozen rodents in the fridge the night before to start the defrosting process, then I place them into the cooler 2 hours before I plan on feeding. I check them with a temp gun before feeding.

[OsirisRa32]

Cool thanks!

[Joshua Jasper]

I set up a cooler with some flexwatt that is controlled by a thermostat to keep the inside of the cooler at 100 degrees. (very similar to an incubator) I put the frozen rodents in the fridge the night before to start the defrosting process, then I place them into the cooler 2 hours before I plan on feeding. I check them with a temp gun before feeding.

​I love this idea for feeding large amounts of F/t, thank you!