Thawed Enough

[Megz]

Hey guys so I fed my ball two frozen micr cause I didn't have the right size. I thawed them but I'm not sure if I didn't enough. When she was eating the nice it seemed to go down really slow and seemed like she was having trouble. I'm worried I didn't thaw them enough. If I didn't will she be okay? Please help

[Luciferskeeper]

You can't tell by how fast it goes down. Generally any ive watched eat it went down slow. Just be sure from now on its thawed well. I thaw at room temp then heat up in hot water with feeder in sandwich bag to keep it dry. As long as it wasn't like half frozen she will be fine. A lot of balls won't strike orey thats not heated enough.

[Megz]

Well they felt warm hopefully they were. Are there any signs or things I should look out for?

[Capray]

It sound gross, but you need to feel the dead mouse's abdomen and check if it's neck are limp to make sure it's thawed all the way through. If you feel a hard part inside the mouse, give it more thawing time.

If it was warm enough for the snake to constrict and stuff than it was probably thawed enough.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Well they felt warm hopefully they were. Are there any signs or things I should look out for?

Regurgitation, and or death can result from feeding an improperly thawed prey so time will tell.

In the future make sure you thaw the prey item thoroughly at room temp.

[Marrissa]

I put my mouse in the fridge the night before feeding day. Then I take it out and put it a bowl of hot water. I warm up with a hairdryer if I forget and let it sit too long. Like another poster said, you've gotta feel the belly to make sure it's not frozen.

[Megz]

Yah I understand and stupidly I didn't and so I'm worried they were not completely thawed. How long would you say pups take to thaw? I'm just worried its not thawed enough. I mean she ate both but now I'm worried she could hurt internally?! I'm not sure I'm just freaking out some incite is great right now

[Luciferskeeper]

At this point all you can do now is hope you thawed them enough. Really nothing to do but wait. How did you thaw?

[martin82531]

Regurgitation, and or death can result from feeding an improperly thawed prey so time will tell.

In the future make sure you thaw the prey item thoroughly at room temp.

How does death occur when the rat is not thawed enough?


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[Archimedes]

How does death occur when the rat is not thawed enough?


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Shock to the body's internal temp system. Remember, cold-blooded creatures can't handle frozen outside them, let alone in their bellies.