This is a good point. I have a couple of snakes who need the rat temp to be much hotter than other snake's need it to be before they'll strike and coil. I actually don't have any snakes that will eat the rat if I just lay it down for them. My responsibility therefore is to make darn sure that the rats come out of the freezer in the morning so by evening they are really mushy and then I need to blast them with the hairdryer for about 1.5 minutes all over their head and belly. When I do this-- WHAM! -- no more rat![]()