Thawing F/T How do you guys do it?

[gulfexports159]

I that frozen thawed by taking the frozen rats and putting them into hot water for an hour then I feed them after warming them up in another fresh hot water bucket. I have recently noticed that the rats are not warm enough and hence the reason some of my balls aren't eating. How do you guys thaw any way thats more efficient? Let me know. Thanks

[fishdip]

I that frozen thawed by taking the frozen rats and putting them into hot water for an hour then I feed them after warming them up in another fresh hot water bucket. I have recently noticed that the rats are not warm enough and hence the reason some of my balls aren't eating. How do you guys thaw any way thats more efficient? Let me know. Thanks

I pull one out the night before the next morning I put it in a Tupperware container with warm water and the lid on tight. After I get out of the shower the feeder is ready. dry off the extra water and feed.

[BumbleB]

Heat it up with a blow dryer for a few minutes after fully defrosting it

[BulkMice]

I would not put the FT rodent directly into the water. Water will hasten the decomposition of the dead organic matter. You wouldn't throw a nice steak directly into hot water unless you wanted to mess it up.

[mehitabel74]

I generally let it thaw out in the fridge overnight, then drop it in a container of hot water to warm it up. This works for the different prey sizes we use for the kings and for the BP.

[200xth]

Rodent in ziplock bag.
Ziplock bag in container of hot water.
Wait a few hours.
Remove rodent.
Feed to snake.

Sometimes I will do a second container of hot water at the end for 5 or 10 minutes to warm up the rodent a little before feeding.

[Slim]

Rodent in ziplock bag.
Ziplock bag in container of hot water.
Wait a few hours.
Remove rodent.
Feed to snake.

This Except I hit them with a hair dryer before feeding. The hair dryer adds a little heat and gets the sent moving around the room. I usually shoot the rat with a laser temp gun right before I feed, so I know I'm in the right temp range. Too hot is just as bad as too cold.

[Garnet]

My method:

1. The night before feeding, I put the prey item in the refrigerator to thaw overnight.
2. On feeding day, I take the prey out of the fridge when I get home from work and let it come up to room temp while I'm doing other stuff.
3. When it's time to feed, I put water on to boil in a tea kettle.
4. I put the prey in a little Tupperware dish I have and cover it with tap water.
5. I then add hot water from the tea kettle until the prey temperature is 100 - 104 degrees. I try to get the head warmer than the body. I use a probe thermometer pushed against the prey to measure the temp.
6. When the temp is right, I use tongs to remove the prey from the water and dry it thoroughly on a paper towel.
7. Hubby uses tongs to grab the prey by the tail and offer it to the snake. He wiggles the prey a bit and keeps it just about head height.
8. Usually within about half a minute, the snake zaps the prey and coils.

My little boy is a strong, aggressive feeder. He sometimes zaps the prey so hard that my husband is left holding nothing but a rat tail in the tongs.

[Pythonfriend]

*cough* microwave *cough*

no, seriously, all is fine as long as you do not use a microwave oven.

simple and fast: drop them in tap water (cold / lukewarm / doesnt matter), then maybe warm water, but you can skip that. then dry with towel or paper towel, then blast them with a hairdryer.

overheat and they explode when constricted and innards go everywhere.

the thing is that it takes a lot of energy to turn ice into water, and when you turn water into ice a lot of energy is released. phase transitions. cold or lukewarm water will get it done, once its fully thawed, dry it with a towel and give it a hairdryer blast.

[Lubana]

This Except I hit them with a hair dryer before feeding. The hair dryer adds a little heat and gets the sent moving around the room. I usually shoot the rat with a laser temp gun right before I feed, so I know I'm in the right temp range. Too hot is just as bad as too cold.

Where can I get a temp gun??
I thaw mine in a bowl full of the hottest tap water until the water is cold; dump water and add fresh hot tap water (as hot as it will go). Feed. I don't dry mine off, though.