Hi Andiamo,

She is definitely picky about the temp of the rats, so I have to thaw in a baggie in a large bowl (head up like you mentioned bc she doesn't like the bloody nose) and refill it with warm/almost hot water for at least 30min. I have to pat the dry with paper towels because she won't eat them wet and I also have to use a hair dryer to super heat them to 95-100F before she will show interest. I use an infrared thermometer gun to check their surface temps.

I heard about the temp of the head being a factor so for the last 2 or 3 rats I've focused on the head with the hair dryer. No luck. Even if the rear end of the rat cools to like 70F or lower she'll still strike at their back end instead of the 90F head.

I guess I'm wondering if she's just a super picky ball or if it's something we can change to help her out. I feel bad watching her get stuck on the legs, even if she looks super funny lol.