I proudly feed a bit of everything. Because I am proud to be able to feed even the picky eaters! Rats mostly, a few mice to a picky one, a few ASFs to another picky one. Live and F/T for all of the above. I breed norway rats an ASFs. My spare freezer is full of norways, ASFs and mice. It depends on the snake.

As for thawing and warming I found a better way. I just put the bag in a small plastic litter box for a few hours til thawed. Then turn on the human heating pad under it until good and warm. Some people use a piece of flexwatt for the same purpose.