Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I'm honestly not keen on having rodents thawing in my refrigerator anyway- there isn't a lot of extra space & while I don't worry about cross contamination in the freezer with things well wrapped, the frig is another matter. But (OP) it's all up to you. When I said I thaw in water, btw, I meant cold/cool water just like Homebody said, & once they're thawed, only THEN I will bring them up to a lifelike warm body temperature by briefly using warm water. I'm not feeding fussy BPs here- so I do not need a hair dryer but you might keep that option in mind- it's a good way to do it IF you need to.

Thanks for all the feedback. I know my wife would prefer not having a mouse thawing in the fridge even if it is the extra one in the basement.

Can you give me an idea of how long I should plan on thawing in cold water for just a single medium mouse and then how long in hot just prior to serving? I'm sure it will be more obvious once I've done it a time or two but I want to make sure I don't mess it up the first time.

Thanks!