thawing your f/t

[mainbutter]

Either in a big plastic bowl with hot water, or in a cup under running hot water.

Either way, full thaw of medium rats only takes 10-15 minutes or less.

[kitedemon]

I usually put mine in the fridge the day before feeding night (sunday oh that reminds me...) I then remove it from the fridge about an hour before feeding time and let it warm up to room temps (on the bottom of a coffee can metal seems to help) Then in the snake room on the rad for 20 min or so and I will blast the head with a hair dryer just before feeding (Dr Dels tip, BTW thanks)

[Blue Apple Herps]

I put them at room temp for a few hours to thaw, then run under hot water from the tap for a few minutes. I usually only run a couple of rodents at a time under the water, unless they're pretty warm, my snakes don't take them.

And I do all of this in zip-loc freezer bags.

[loonunit]

Thanks, guys!

I actually put them under running COLD water, because that's how I thaw meat. And if I forget about them and leave them there for an hour, at least they don't spoil... but it wastes water. Then I pat them dry and warm their noses under the heat lamp for few minutes while I put snakes into cardboard boxes and start dispensing the live rodents.

[BiggBaddWolf]

I just thaw at room temperature for a few hours...

[dr del]

Hi,

I thaw them on the warm end of an unused tub.

The thermostat stops them getting too hot but the process is still slow enough that the scent has time to spread and let the snakes know it's dinner time.

Then I give the heads a quick blast with a hairdrier just before offering.


dr del

[JeffD]

I put lg mouse in a bowl of hot water for 15 min, and reheat the water after 10 min. By the way, why do people dry the rats/ mice off before feeding to the snake? It seems that the additional water would be good for them. Thanks.

[olstyn]

Thanks, guys!

I actually put them under running COLD water, because that's how I thaw meat. And if I forget about them and leave them there for an hour, at least they don't spoil... but it wastes water. Then I pat them dry and warm their noses under the heat lamp for few minutes while I put snakes into cardboard boxes and start dispensing the live rodents.

Hooray for someone who knows the correct (safe) way to thaw meat, which, let's be honest, is what you're doing! I mean, I know snakes have really impressive digestive acid, but still, why encourage bacteria growth in your feeder rodents by "leaving them out for a couple of hours?"

[bsash]

I only feed live, I hated waiting for the frozen to thaw. With live there is no wait, you just have to supervise.

[WakoNako]

I just use a clay pot to microwave water in for a couple minutes, then put the mouse on a landing above the water for 5 minutes and its ready