Overheated the mouse... Oh, what a mess. Oops.

[TheoIsMyBoy]

I find this happens when you heat it too fast, not so much when it gets too hot. I once did that also - the rat exploded everywhere. And it was a large sized rat. The smell was disgusting beyond words.

I agree. It's happened to me twice and both times the rats weren't cooked at all, just heated too fast. I understand where you're coming from on the smell factor as well. It's disgusting!

What I find with keeping snakes is every day is a learning process, no matter how much you think you know about it! It just throws curve ball after curve ball lol!