Time to thaw frozen feeders?

[Shenzi Sixaxis]

Just curious what everyone thinks. I also suck at thawing rats. xD

Time to thaw all sizes of mice in room temp?
Time to thaw all sizes of rats in room temp?
Time to thaw all sizes of mice in hot water?
Time to thaw all sizes of rats in hot water?

[BAMReptiles]

i dont pay attention, i put em in the sink with either room temp or hot running water and check on em every so often til they are hot

[Sarin]

I don't pay attention to times but what I do before I go to work is take out my feeders and leave them in the room to thaw (75-80 degrees). When I get home from work either 5-10 hours later they are nice and thawed.. Put them in hot water to warm them up and feed.

[iCandiBallPythons]

IMO opinion a good way to thaw feeders is to remove them from the freezer and place in a fridge in original package or for a couple of feeders place them in a ziplock ( I do this the night before).Then place them in hot water to heat. Room temp thawing can cause bacterial growth.

[cinderbird]

I thaw my feeders in an empty tub in my rack. I get out the larger feeders in the morning, i usually give them 4-6 hours to thaw at room temp, the smaller rodents (hopper mice) they need like an hour.

I hit everything with a hairdryer for a few mins to warm it to serving temp.

Ive been using this method for a year with no bad results other than normal refusals. No expolding rodents, no soft bellies, no regurges. Works for me and makes feeding a breeze!

[Sarin]

I used to thaw them out in the fridge over night but I found that the rodents were still frozen a bit inside the next day.. So I just thaw at room temperature now.. I haven't had any problems from this. But I suppose it's logical bacteria is more likely to grow faster in room temperature than fridge temperature. But would ~7 hours really be enough to become a problem?