"mouseplosions".....grin

Perhaps I have been overheating them, or, heating them up too quickly.

I have this shelf that I hung from the upper part of the wall that extends out just below a heat vent. I place all the snake food on it (usually about 10 mice and a couple of rats) and then I crank up the heat.

I make sure that I turn them over periodically to ensure no cold spots (sounds like a good recipe, eh?) and sometimes I will couple this with a heat lamp to speed up the thawing process.

I've noticed it happens more often when it's their second time to be thawed (maybe they didn't get eaten last week and went back into the freezer). I don't thaw them out more than twice. If they don't get eaten after the second warming, their put in the trash.

I guess I should slow down the heating process some. Breeze is particular about his foot being very warm or he won't take it. I guess I can hit it with the heat lamp for 30 seconds or so before giving it to him.