Warming up a mouse too quickly?!?!

[Lisn123]

Blech, that smell is awful too. So glad I don't feed f/t anymore.

UGH_ thats what I said when I opened the baggie it was in. I said to my kids we are NOT feeding
this to Medusa- it smelled Nasty!


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I like to thaw feeders over a longer period of time to avoid the skin breakdown of the belly area. The breaking of the belly skin can happen from heating the feeder too fast, or multiple freezing and thawing.

If you believe it to come from the rapid heating of the prey item, take it slow next time, Medusa can wait the extra hour or so unless you're in a rush then you can slow thaw the item at room temp or in your fridge.

It could also be your supplier. If you get your feeders from the pet store, who knows how many times the prey item was frozen and refrozen. It's always a good idea to get quality food, even for your snakes.

:-)

UGH- thats EXACTLY what happened with the belly- GROSS!! I will never rush a Thaw again. We've never had this problem before. I usually thaw over night in Fridge or put out on the counter for a few hours and then warm up with a microwave heating pad (that is NOT hot- you can barely feel the warmth from it) for a minute to slightly boost it to the temp she likes.

I sure learned my lesson- 2 mice later.

It does appear our last purchase of feeders from the Pet store was from a new supplier to them. (just how they were packaged) But they actually look better (if thats possible with a "mouse-cicle" lol) But now im not so sure. Any suggestions on good suppliers online?