Re-Frost or Not to Refrost?!

[Blink]

Heres my problem, I tried feeding Tantrum a F/t and she wouldn't take it.
Should I re-freeze it, or just throw it in the trash?
The rat cost me 5 dollars even though its small.
I couldn't find a seller anywhere do to the power-outs, till today.

[Cody]

Well, the one time I had thawed out 2 mice, expecting Pelota to take both, but she only took the one and was content. So instead of wasting it, I refroze it. It was only out for no more than an hour, so it wasn't a problem. The next feeding though, since the refroze one was a small weanling mouse, I thawed both the weanling mouse and a fresh f/t adult mouse. She took the weanling as an appetizer, and the fresh adult as a main course. The weanling was noticably different though..a bit more smelly, and the stomach was a bit darker. No ill-effects though. I'd say go for it if you want. It's usually safe to refreeze once...as long as it wasn't out too long.

[rex322]

well, if you do refreeze it, you will most likly end up with an exploding stomach the next time your thaw it. go ahead and try it if you want though.

[Blink]

I wouldn't refreeze them, but I can't afford to keep buying her rats and throwing them out do to the fact that she doesn't want to eat.

[rex322]

yea that was my problem. but i solved it, adrian, my little garbage disposal, is on sm rats.

[Blink]

When I bought the rats, they gased them for me.
They didn't smell anything like the F/T rats I always bought from Petco.
They didn't smell at all as a matter of fact.
Maybe thats the reason she didn't take them, blah!