Quote Originally Posted by piedlover79 View Post
My ball pythons are super picky about having 'wet rats' hence all the defrosting in fridge and hair dryer since they will only eat a dry rat (sigh), but I do the warm water method for my cornsnakes. No idea if mice for cornsnakes can be refrozen...they have yet to *ever* refuse a meal so I've never gotten to try it.
Usually I've seen people either toss those to another snake (like a BP who will take it as a lil snack) or toss in general. Reheating gets more dangerous the tinier they are and makes them more prone to pinky glitter explosions, lol.

For OP: My usual method is "thaw in hot water, remove, blow dry til dry, heat head warm to touch" so the rats are rarely out over an hour. If your heating method requires they are out over an hour, I'd say toss them. Eventually, you'll be able to judge what seems safe for a refreeze based on body feel, smell, etc. Just takes some time and practice to be able to figure it out. NBD.