Best way to thaw frozen feeders?

[allstop]

Hello, I am new to this site,and this is my first post. And I was just wondering,what is the best way to thaw out frozen feeders??

[Lrptls]

just put them in water, doesn't have to be hot, atleast warm. small mice thaw in about a half hour, mice take about an hour or so and i leave rats in the water for about 3 hours. hot water will make it a little faster

[allstop]

yeh...that is how i have been doing it for years. I was just wondering if anyone new of a better way that i had'nt thought of. Thank you for the input anyhow...^_^

[daver676]

I just let mine sit out and thaw for a while at room temperature, them I warm them under the heat lamp.

[Bartman]

with adult mice max, i leave them in the bag i get them in for almost half a day and by then all the water/ice has evaporated and they are dry and more natural and not all wet. If you want to just get it done quickly go with water...i dont think there is any other way

[Auskan]

I put them in a ziploc bag in the water and that way they stay dry.

[Ron]

I use a human heat pad to thaw them. I just cover them with paper towel or have them in a ziplock bag and fold the heat pad around them and weigh it down with a rubbermaid. Works great, no soaking wet rats/mice. Just don't forget them or you'll have quite a mess.

[drewlowe]

I put the mice in 2 ziplock bags( bagged in one then that one placed in another bag) then place them in hot water until they are completly thawed. Adult mice usually take me around an hour.

[marisa]

Ziplock bags & hot water.

Marisa

[Linds]

I just toss them in a bucket of hot tap water (do not use water that exceeds this temperature or may end up partially cooking it). Since moisture is lost during the freezing process, I like feeding wet rodents. I like to thaw everything as quick as possible since bacteria triples every 15 minutes - if a snake doesn't eat it, I may put it in the fridge overnight and try again the next night.

If you bag them if takes a lot longer, despite the same temperature water being used. Using the bagless method, an adult mouse takes maybe 5 or so minutes for me, a jumbo rat takes maybe 35 minutes or so, and a 5 pound bunny takes upwards of two hours.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

I just put a mouse in a clear plastic bag(leaving it open) and put it on one of my herps feeding pads. Adult mice take about 1h, pinkies take 10 mins. I dont like soaking them and the moisture stays on them in the bag.

[Big_V]

I just use hot tap water like Linds and feed the soaking wet rats. It doesnt take that long and this way its not a whole day affair to feed my snakes.
Cheers, Ryan

[Lisa]

I use the same method as linds, using a bucket or two. If I tried the heat pad method i'd be up all night thawing mice or i'd need to get 2 dozen heat pads.

[Slannesh]

Ziplock and bucket of hot water myself.

[Ron]

Originally posted by Lisa
I use the same method as linds, using a bucket or two. If I tried the heat pad method i'd be up all night thawing mice or i'd need to get 2 dozen heat pads.

I thawed (got them to 85F) 3 small (80 gram) rats in 2 hours tonight. When I thaw mice it usually takes 1 hour.

[allstop]

thank for all the replys ... all the people on this site seem really nice and helpfull...^_^

[urd]

i put my mice in a sieve and then leave it over a pot of boiling water and let the steam thaw them out. it takes about 5mins to thaw out fuzzies

[daver676]

Originally posted by urd
i put my mice in a sieve and then leave it over a pot of boiling water and let the steam thaw them out. it takes about 5mins to thaw out fuzzies

I'd just be careful not to actually cook them. Steam is VERY hot.