Any other time, it'd be in warm to hot water for 30 minutes. I lost track of time, I'll be honest. I didn't think much of it until I noticed he was interested, but just didn't take it. It was probably the thaw time that caused him to skip, as I always dry it with a hair dryer for a few minutes. On my other post, Craig agreed it'd be okay to just leave them and let him do his thing, since he only eats when I leave him his food. He was all over both of them, just idled 15 minutes after