Temp of F/T?

[shawnster]

I just got in a infared temp gun and I've been feeding Junior F/T and haven't had any problems yet besides the first time I didn't get it thawed enough. Anyway, what temp should the mouse be when it's ready to be given for food??

Thanks,
Shawn

[Tigergenesis]

Most people don't even measure the temp - they just make sure it is 'soft'. I, however, have to measure my bps food because he won't eat it unless it's really hot. If it helps, the normal body temperature of a live mouse/rat is the same as ours. My bp won't take f/t unless it's 108 degrees or more. Gotta love ball pythons!

[gen]

If my f/t rat is around 90 degrees or so, my bp will take it no problem.

[Blink]

After you defrosted it with warm water, put it under a heat lamp for a few mintues.
Should get it nice and warm for your snake to pick up with it's pits.

[normballpython2]

yeah when u guys say put under the heat lamp explain it to me because i did that and my bulb broke and i had to thaw out another mouse.

[Cody]

My whole process involves me filling up a cup of water with hot hot tap water, then placing the frozen bagged rodent in the water. I weigh it down with a shot glass so it sits submerged instead of floating. I leave it for 20 minutes, then change the water out and put more hot water in. I do this until the rodent is nice and soft. Then I go up to my room, take the two cinder blocks I have on the cage, place them on my table a bit apart, then place the rodent between them, and put the heat lamp on the blocks so it's raised up a bit from the mouse. I'll leave the mouse under it for a good 5 minutes until it's nice and warm. Then I'll take the nose of the mouse and put it right to the bulb for 5-10 seconds to get it nice and warm for the snake to strike at. When I do this, my bp strikes head on everytime, within seconds.