One thing I've learned when switching my BP over to FT was that temperature is important to my little guy. I tried thawing on in a bowl at room temperature, thawing in warm water, etc. But that didn't get it warm enough for him. So then I followed suggestions to warm the prey on a heating pad or with a blow dryer after it was thawed - no good. What finally worked for me is after it is thawed I sit it on the top of the light fixture for his tank for about 10 minutes. Then I flip it for about 1-2 minutes (these are all estimates). Then when I grab the mouse with tongs and present it to him - I make sure the hotter side is facing him. I can always tell I've got his attention as he is mesmerized and gets in strike mode. If I've gotten it hot enough (one time I zapped the mouse with my temp gun and I think it was like 103 degrees or something-I'll have to double check that) then he'll strike when I wiggle it. If he doesn't strike right away (may not have gotten it just hot enough), then I wiggle a bit and drop it - when it hits the ground he strikes. I actually discovered this by accident one day when I lost my grip and the mouse fell out of the tongs. No problems since.