Originally Posted by Albert Clark
Hey, sorry you had to experience this regurge with the little guy. Sounds like the husbandry was and is on point but i am conflicted on the thawing procedure you use bc i think your freezer to fridge time and duration in the fridge may be inadequate. 3 or 4 hours i don't think is sufficient time to fully thaw out a rat. A mouse maybe, and that's taking into consideration that you still continue to thaw and warm with warm/hot water and the hair dryer. I think you should consider leaving the frozen prey in the fridge alot longer. Maybe even 6 to 8 hours bc usually it's a thawing from freezer to fridge of overnight and then all the other warming procedures. Some people thaw at room temperatures. So, before throwing out all the rats from Repticon try adjusting your thawing procedures first.Don't worry too much either bc these pythons recover from this sort of thing that is pretty much self limiting. Keep your husbandry on point and you and him will be fine. Lol.
Sorry if my previous notes were unclear on the my thawing procedure but I've been taking the F/T out of the freezer in the mornings before work and thawing in theFridge until the early evening (10-12 hours). Then I'll lay it outside the cage (3 hours) and proceed to warm w/ a hairdryer. If I need to make some adjustments to this process, I'm all ears. I appreciate your response!!!!
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