Thawing mice in the refrigerator - Overnight or 24 hours?

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We are feeding for the first time tomorrow and I'd like to thaw in the fridge over night followed by a water bath for warming just prior to feeding. I see lots of references to just thawing "overnight" where as some people suggest 24 hours. Since I'm planning to feed tomorrow evening should I put the mouse in the fridge tonight, tomorrow morning or does it not matter either way? I know I can just thaw from frozen in the water but I'd like to make sure I don't rush it or end up with an exploding rodent. Suggestions?

I thaw in water. When I first started keeping, I thawed in the refrigerator overnight (18 - 24 hrs). My snake never got sick from it. He did refuse sometimes, but he was an adult BP. They do that.

I stopped mostly because I kept forgetting to move the feeders from the freezer to the refrigerator the night before. I would then have to thaw in water. I, ultimately, decided it was just simpler to keep doing it that way.