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Freezing Rats...
Does anyone here breed and freeze their own rats? My breeding operation is getting away from me a bit with too many rats so I decided to gas a few with CO2 and freeze them for later. I actually had a bunch in the freezer that were getting way too old and I threw them all out, none had dates on them so I didn't want to chance them. But I did notice that the ones that were vacuum sealed seemed to keep much better. So I decided to give it a shot with my food saver. They seem to come out really good, the only problem I'm having is that they tend to bleed out a bit after the vacuum sealing process and it's not very appealing (I won't post that photo), especially if I decide to try to sell some on the side. Does anyone have any tips for vacuum sealing rodents without giving them a bloody nose? I would rather not freeze them first because when they are still limber they pack very well in paper plates. Perhaps I could freeze them just enough to chill them first without getting them solid as a rock?
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Update: I tried to pop them in the freezer on a paper towel after the CO2 for about 30 minutes to cool them down before vacuum sealing, still didn't work and still had bloody noses. Here's a company that does it without getting messy, I wonder how they do it?
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Re: Freezing Rats...
Before packaging I freeze everything nice and flat on a tray, than package everything 12 to 24 hours later so they are not stuck together.
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As soon as the bag sucks down on them I hit the seal button so it doesnt do a full vacuum.
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Re: Freezing Rats...
Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl
As soon as the bag sucks down on them I hit the seal button so it doesnt do a full vacuum.
Exactly!
I re-bag into pre-portioned packages and let the sealer take most of the air out but not to the point where it's tight otherwise they will bleed when thawed.
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Re: Freezing Rats...
I'm going to go try that right now. I just let them sit in the freezer for a couple hours and they still bled out, probably just too much of a vacuum!
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