How long is it safe to thaw a rat for?

[Alexandra V]

Because thawing it too quickly will make it go boom

haha...they will explode usually out the backend...either in the hot water or with a little help from your snake....

LOL yeah it can happen. It doesn't always happen when you thaw with water (I occasionally do when I forget to take the rat out ) but if you thaw them too fast (with water that's too warm) it can and does happen.

Nobody told me about it at first, and it happened on my second f/t feeding with my male. I was thoroughly disgusted lol!