LOL -- wow, thank you all for the responses!!

I hear the hygiene question, and honestly I've never had to thaw anything larger than a pinky before so this is going to be interesting. The process I'm planning is to put the ratsicles in the fridge when I leave for work the morning of Feeding Time At the Zoo. When I get home, I'll start the whole "submerge the rat in a freezer ziplock in a bucket of hot water" process.

Upon making sure it's completely thawed I'll take it in to my bedroom (quarantine) to pre-scent the room for a little. Then I will get the quarantine feeding tongs, hold the rat with those, warm its icky little head* with the blow dryer (which is located maybe 8 feet away at my bathroom sink), and feed the snakes.

I think we'll be okay and with no cross-contamination issues, but if that's not the case I'll get a dedicated dryer.

Again, thank you all so much!

*I have dead rodent heebie-jeebie issues, but I'm adapting.