How do you thaw frozen mice/rats?

[RobbinRN]

I didn't read all the replies, so forgive me if this is a repeat. I take mice out of freezer and place them in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set outside for an hour or so (depending on temperature). Then I bring the bowl inside and uncover it and set it in the feeding box. After a few minutes, I remove them, put Alice in the box, and while he's exploring I hit the first mouse with the hair dryer, blowing the scent in his direction. He gets so excited...it's fun to watch. Grab mouse by tongs, offer to Alice, perfect hit every time!

When the first one is down, I offer the second one in the same manner. Works like a charm!

Robbin

[norm]

I was using really hot/boiling water and they were exploding occasionally, so I changed over the pretty hot water for 10 or 15 minutes, refresh water for 5 more minutes. I keep the mice in a ziploc bag submerged in the water, they are damp, but not wet when I remove them. I wave one in front of the open tank for about 10 seconds and that's enough to get them interested. Lower the mouse in with the tongs, and i get a constriction every time!

[SPJ]

How do you thaw frozen mice/rats?

Hovabator.

[Merk]

i throw em all in a tub of HOT water and wait an hour or so... i really dont even dry them off. its more water for the snake.

12+ years and no busted rodents.

if they are in individual baggies that is how i do it but the feeders are often contaminated with ecoli as it comes out of the rats butts when they are dead so that is why i don't do rodentpro anymore, i got some feeders on sale form them and i think they were just too old and contaminated at the thaw out and they were bursting and breaking into pieces and all kinds of kuck...no rodent pro for me...

[dustin860]

Thaw in warm water
Heat with fiance's hair dryer
Feed to snakes




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[blue roses]

I put them in zip lock bags, put the bag in just warm water, let defrost, takes about 15 mins. Then change water to hot, soak for 2 or 3 min, till temp gun reads 115 then by the time i offer it , its cooled to about 95 and ready to eat. whole procedure takes about 20 mins.

[chrid16371]

Put them in....oh wait this thread is almost 8 years old 😉

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