Thawing mice in the refrigerator - Overnight or 24 hours?

[Homebody]

what i usually do is i get my the rodents and leave em out after i get back home - then when it’s dark so roughly 5-6+ hrs later i’ll draw up some scalding water and thaw them out this way - I’ll place them in tops up first, let that heat up for 20-30 min, then flip them over with some fresh scalding water, then do it once more again and then they’re all ready to go

I'm surprised you haven't had trouble with you're feeders coming apart. When I used very hot water, my feeders lost their integrity. I soon learned to thaw in cold water and then bring them up to body temperature (90 - 100F) with a brief bath in warm.