Quote Originally Posted by chrisdab View Post
I put my rat in a ziplock bag in hot tap water and somehow water got into the bag and got my rat soggy. So I now just put him into the oven at 170 degrees. I hope this isnt going to be bad for using him as a feeder. Does this also smell the house? I dont want dead rat smell all over the house either.
Well...I take my rodents out of the freezer first thing in the morning and let them defrost throughout the day. Once they are fully defrosted, I turn the oven on broil and them them heat up for a minute or two. It does a nice job without them getting soggy or overheating and exploding. So, the oven thing works, as weird as it is to bake rodents.

FYI, sometimes they will make the kitchen smell a little funky for a few minutes.