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Originally Posted by Dbutton
I am personally against any type of soaking in hot water for frozen feeders. They get all water logged and I also think that it is the primary reason why some snakes refuse the F/T feeders since most of the scent is removed during soaking in hot water.
I thaw mine out on a thawing plate with a basking lamp about 12inches above it. It takes 3-4 hours to thaw out 4 jumbo rats for my adult boas and they are dry and warm when they are done. None of my snakes has ever refused a F/T meal using this method.
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Umm, i used to use water and they dont get water logged if you put them in a baggie with no holes in it. A few times i used an old bag when i was out of ziplocs and it got wet but my snake just loved it more it seemed, just was a lil more messy.
Now since its winter, i put it in the baggie and stick it over one of my heat vents for couple hours.
And the only time Ive ever had the rat smell was if i heated it too quickly and cooked it. Maybe its just my source (local petstore white lab rats, nothing special) or something but my rats never smell when thawed.
Jer
