Rats keep or toss them?

[Python Guy]

Ok this is a pretty basic question my ball and jcp are very weird eaters on how much they will eat from week to week so usually just to be safe I thaw out two for each of them using hot water wich generally takes around a hour now the question is if they dont eat one of the rats is it ok to freeze it again because i have been just throwin them away wich just seems wasteful

[Snake Daddy Reptiles]

It depends how long you've had the rats thawed and what condition they're in when you try to refreeze them. If they still feel pretty firm I think it would be ok to refreeze them one more time. I wouldnt recommend doing it more than once though.

[DutchHerp]

Keep throwin' them out.

[wilomn]

It depends on how much decomposition has occurred which will depend on how hot it was.

When puffy toss em.

If it's only been a couple of hours and it's not been left in the hot spot, one re-freezing is ok.

The soundest solution though is one of two choices.

Get a Tegu.

Get a Monitor.

That way you never waste a rat.

[greghall]

I HATE FROZEN FOR ONE HARDLY NONE OF MY BALLS WOULD EAT THEM & THEY STINK REAL BAD AFTER THEY THAW OUT,STARTED BREEDING MY OWN ASF's.

[Darkice]

I thaw out the mice for my balls first. If some of them do not eat which is rare. I can give the mice to my redtailed boas. They will eat everything in front of them.

[Slim]

I toss them out becasue I feel refreezing them increases the chance of them popping the next time I present them and they get constricted. If my guys ate F/T without constricting, I might consider it.