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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    I have refreezed with out a problem but I will only do it once. After that the Boa gets it.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    Danny, it looks like a C.S.I. crime scene up in that joint! I have not refrozen feeders. Lately i've started thawing out less than usual in case I have any refusals so as not to waste. If the first round eats then I just thaw out some for the rest.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    [QUOTE=zackw419;1055573]I only feed f/t when I cant get appropriate sized live feeders.QUOTE]

    If you have any of your snakes that are willing to take F/T why would you bother feeding live?
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    Yea it was pretty bad. I didnt like cleaning this up either


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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    at least he got most of it on the newspaper

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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    [QUOTE=Mr. Constrictor;1056063]
    Quote Originally Posted by zackw419 View Post
    I only feed f/t when I cant get appropriate sized live feeders.QUOTE]

    If you have any of your snakes that are willing to take F/T why would you bother feeding live?
    Because I feel live is healthier more natural for my snakes. For the most part snakes eat live food in the wild. I believe it is healthy for a snake to 'hunt'.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    Quote Originally Posted by Denial View Post
    Yea it was pretty bad. I didnt like cleaning this up either

    Yea it is nasty. And my BP wasn't even interested anymore after it exploded.

    edit: answer to the ? I don't refreeze anymore.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    I have on a couple occasions. But only with larger prey like rats, it takes longer for them to decompose compared to mice. As much as I don't like doing it, I hate wasting a whole rat after having to kill it myself before it goes into the freezer.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    Ive heard and found that slowly letting your prey items thaw out as compared to immediately aiding them in the thawing process helps them to stay together if you choose to refreeze and use them a second time.
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    Re: Do you Re-Freeze your uneaten F/T?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Constrictor View Post
    If you have any of your snakes that are willing to take F/T why would you bother feeding live?
    Quote Originally Posted by zackw419 View Post
    Because I feel live is healthier more natural for my snakes. For the most part snakes eat live food in the wild. I believe it is healthy for a snake to 'hunt'.
    Before we go down this road - as we have time and time again, this thread is NOT a live vs. f/t thread. It's fine to express your position and opinions regarding f/t vs. live, but it is a touchy subject and easily derails threads...

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