Quote Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899 View Post
About 3 weeks ago,I changed over to basically only live..I found a spot near me that has no FT but they have every size mouse and rat you can imagine..some nought a 2 1/2 gallon tank,3 rats and 3 hoppers and I should be good for 2 weeks...I make sure I'm watching the whole time. I never leave my snakes alone with feeders.
Wait... Are you keeping 3 rats and 3 hoppers in a 2.5 gallon all together???

OP, did you put the rat in the freezer immediately after you euthanized it? Or was it in an area where it was constantly thawing a bit each time you opened the freezer? The rats shouldn't stink when you thaw them. I've only had it happen a few times when I bought them from an outside source.