A way to dry mice?

[Awaiting Abyss]

What is a way I can dry mice after thawing them in warm water? I usually give the mouse to my snake wet, but if I give a wet mouse to my cat, he will get water everywhere...

[EL Ziggy]

I use a hairdryer :)

[athms]

put the mouse in a zip lock bag then thaw it in warm water and it will be dry

[sharthun]

put the mouse in a zip lock bag then thaw it in warm water and it will be dry

Yeah this is my method as well.:cool:

[BryanB]

pat it dry with a paper towel, but the tiny bit of water seems silly to worry about when you give a cat a mouse that if it eats will most likely get guts all over is it not?

[Awaiting Abyss]

I gave him his first mouse yesterday. It was a mouse that my snake rejected. Since it was with the snake for several hours it was dry. I just cut it open so the kitten could taste it. It didn't get any blood or liquid from the guts anywhere. He was playing with it for a while and it didnt get any mess anywhere.

[warehouse13fan]

put him in a seperate container with only him and the mouse.... my youngster wouldnt eat until i did this.

[Awaiting Abyss]

I put him in a little cage. He ate the mouse fine, but if it had been wet he would have gotten water everywhere. I dont have a closed in crate.

[noidster]

put him in a seperate container with only him and the mouse.... my youngster wouldnt eat until i did this.


Lolwut?

Did you even read the original post ?

[Awaiting Abyss]

Do mice thaw the same in a bag vs just putting the mouse in the water?

[Hotchkiss]

Lolwut?

Did you even read the original post ?
My guess is no

[Terranaut]

Why feed your cat mice? I mean why bother?

[shaunyboy]

i thaw my rats out overnight at room temperature,then heat with a hairdryer before offering to the snake

no need for water that way mate

cheers shaun

[EL Ziggy]

i thaw my rats out overnight at room temperature,then heat with a hairdryer before offering to the snake

no need for water that way mate

cheers shaun

I switched to this method also. Now I don't have to worry about the mice getting all squishy or popping like I did when thawing in warm water.

[Hurrok]

I've also heard people using heat lamps after the rats have thawed out to heat them up, could be worth a try.

[Awaiting Abyss]

Why feed your cat mice? I mean why bother?

Its one of the best diets for a cat. Its a RAW diet. Once I get him used to it I'll feed him mice and canned cat food.

[Awaiting Abyss]

i thaw my rats out overnight at room temperature,then heat with a hairdryer before offering to the snake

no need for water that way mate

cheers shaun

Interesting. This doesn't cause any smell at all?

[shaunyboy]

Interesting. This doesn't cause any smell at all?

while thawing there's no smell at all.....

when you heat them with a hairdryer they smell of rat

cheers shaun

[Awaiting Abyss]

Okay. Thanks.

[Terranaut]

Its one of the best diets for a cat. Its a RAW diet. Once I get him used to it I'll feed him mice and canned cat food.

I have never heard of anyone doing this. Good to know.

[LiL Zap]

I just pat my rats dry with a paper towel. Works fine with me.