He Ate!!! Now I have a question...

[blackcrystal22]

Yes I'm learning the hard way that i walked into this situation of owning a snake kind of blind, but thanks to this site, i have learned a lot. I can already feel myself getting addicted and wanting another snake! There are just so many morphs that are so awesome, I want one of each lol. Maybe one day... but for now, i'm taking baby steps.

Oh and i'm not just "thawing" the mice. I put them in a cup of water and put them in the microwave for about 15 seconds, or until they are warm, but not too hot, kind of like testing a baby bottle, then i put the mouse over the side of the tank that has an under the tank heating pad to keep them warm.

Thanks again for the advice!

AHHHH!
HOLD THE PHONE.

That's bad news! You can kill your snake doing that! Do NOT feed microwaved animals to your ball pythons! It may feel only warm on the outside, but it's either really not thawed properly on the inside, it's boiling hot on the inside, or it's been cooked. All of which can cause serious harm to your animals.

To thaw out your rats and mice you place them in warm water for approximately 20-30 minutes until they are completely thawed through, you can tell this by feeling for any hard cold points in the mouse. If you want to heat it up a bit more after that, use a blow dryer to heat up the head.

Also, because a rat or mouse is technically a closed container with liquid inside, a few seconds too long in the microwave could make it explode everywhere, even in water!