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proper way to thaw a rat or mouse.
How to properly thaw rats and mice:
Put all the dead prey in sealed baggys. Freeze them. On feeding day take out the baggies needed. put baggies with rat in them in a bowl of warm water. when the rat is thawed add hot water in the bowl. get the rat slightly warm to the touch and feed the snake immediately after opening the baggy, that way the rat smell is real strong. make sure the rat is totally thawed. feel its belly and make sure it is nice and warm and squishy. also check the head and make sure that is thawed too.
do not microwave the rat or put it in the oven!
gary from TRR added this
1) NEVER refreeze a rat or mouse. NEVER!
2) Make sure you get as much air out of the back as possible. Air is bad. Please remember this.
3) Smell is bad. This is from the animal sitting too long before freezing. Or sometimes the animal dieing of unatural causes and the place you bought from never caring and just placing them in with others.
4) When thawing try to feed within the first few hours after it is thawed why? Decay starts very quickly something not many know. If you leave prey in over night remove if snake does not eat next morning.
5) If there is any smell or the prey just look wierd do not feed.
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