In the many years I've fed frozen thawed I never had a issue with the rodents being "wet". The bagging is just to much work and it insulates the rodent quite a bit from getting "hot". The blow dryer is just to time consuming for me.
I thaw in cold water for a few hours and when getting ready to feed I dump the cold water and add hot water (not boiling hot of course) After 10 minutes I dump that and add hot water again. That is usually enough for rat weanlings and small rats. Medium and large rats get another "dump and add hot water, so 3 times) Really small rodents, mouse hoppers, rat fuzzies and pups get 2 x 5 minutes.
I have special square cheap white towels. They are only for snake feeding. I wrap the hot/wet rodents in a towel and carry them from the utility sink in my laundry room to the snake rack. By the time I get there most water is absorbed and the rodents are still very warm. I usually have another towel with me and give each rodent a quick "rub" to fluff the hair a bit. They sure still smell of rodent and they are nice and very warm, through and through. Offer and WHAMMO.
So far I've found that the quickest and easiest method of frozen thawed feeding after lots of experimenting around.
I let those towels air dry in the garage and when I have 4 or 6 used ones, I wash them separate on a short / hot cycle in the washing machine. Much easier then using rolls and rolls of paper towels or messing about with baggies and whatnot. I'm done feeding everyone in 30 minutes, and most of that time is simply waiting on rodents to warm up in the water.
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