Have you ever personally refrozen a rat or a mouse? I sure have and never will again. It is purely disgusting the second time you thaw it out. At the slightest squeeze, the belly busts open and usually the internal organs burst as well. It's not a special thing to witness... BlehIckBlarg!

Pinkies are especially disgusting, even if you thaw them too fast the first time. When I got my Rosy Boa, I had never thawed pinks before. I left them in hot water for probably 2 hours, along with the small rat for Amani. I came back and felt to see if they had thawed, and they instantly burst. Can you say "Gross"? Needless to say, those were thrown away. For me, pink mice only take about 15 minutes to thaw.

And Coyotemoon, if you are attempting to feed your new sandboa, I would say wait a good week and a half. Sometimes they are slow starters. Also, trying to feed them consecutively 3 days in a row just stresses them out and makes them not want to eat even more. When I first got my Rosy, I left him alone for almost a week and a half, and he ate fine. Since it seems you already tried 3 times, leave him alone now for a good, solid week only changing the water. No handling! LoL, I know it's hard since they are so darned cute, little wormy snakeys, but it's for his own benefit.

Hope that helped a bit.