I tried something new last night that I gleaned from a book on ball pythons. It worked Preally really well...I took an under tank pad style heater and put my thawed rats of various sizes on the pad to warm, I turned them once or twice then took only what I wanted off the pad at a time. Even my finicky girls slammed them immediately. No rewarming, no getting soggy...
Now that IS a good idea ...... I've got a spare heat mat I can plug in at feeding time ...maybe I'll still blast with a hairdrier inbetween tries if they don't get it the first time ...