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.
I don't think anyone mentioned this...but never...NEVER EVER EVER...try to thaw a prey item in the microwave...they explode...it smells bad in the microwave for weeks...and it's rather disgusting to have to clean up...even if it was in an open ziploc bag to cover it...5 seconds on thaw=boom...they explode from the trapped air in the lungs overheating I'm sure...

ok, I'll stop before I go into too much detail....just don't do it...trust me >.<