To thaw i'll start out with little hotter than room temp. Then drain and refill with warmer water. Finaly, repeat but refilling with water around 95 degrees letting stand for a couple minutes and towel dry before feeding. This takes around 3 hours. I clean cages, water and organize my room while the rats thaw.

"Quarantined animals" get a seperate location for at least a month before introduction to the colony. The first snake that passed came from another breeder she was in possesion of for a few years and today all of her reptiles are healthy. The second, came from a friend who had it as a pet for many years. Both snakes were active but one ate often while the other would go months between meals.

I get my frozen rodants threw RodentPro. I've never had any promblems with them.

I bagged the fella that has passed and have an appointment with my Exotic Animals vet tomorrow morning.

I have a vast collection of Ball Pythons and can only hope that this unfortunate event is a natural occurance.

Thank You Everyone...