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beaglegod
04-06-04, 06:36 PM
Well Im gonna attempt another feeding this saturday to see if my 7 month male BP will eat, as most of you here know his last meal was March 14th. Any way to get to the point, I plan on offering a small F/T mouse followed by a small F/T rat should he take the mouse. If he doesnt take the mouse Ill probably leave it in overnight but the rat Id like to re-freeze if at all possible. Is re-freezing risky?
lostwithin
04-06-04, 07:36 PM
Im not positive but I wouldnt refreeze anything for my animals,
Devon
snakehunter
04-06-04, 07:50 PM
I do it some times, only if the rat is in good condition
emroul
04-06-04, 07:59 PM
I wouldn't refreeze anything that has been thawed for more than an hour or so. If it is left in overnight and they don't eat, I just toss it.

Jennifer
Andy_G
04-06-04, 08:16 PM
Yeah, anything over an hour or two is best disposed of.
beaglegod
04-06-04, 08:29 PM
I wanted to have the rat on standby just in case he took his mouse,but if he didnt (wich is the most likely scenario) I was thinking of refreezing after say 10 minutes of his not eating his mouse. But better safe than sorry I guess right?
mykee
04-06-04, 08:35 PM
I would not refreeze anything once it's been thawed. Would you eat a steak that been frozen, thawed and then refrozen? Kinda gross.
Piers
04-06-04, 09:25 PM
Refreezing is fine. Ive done it meny times and the snakes never act differently.
Mykee I bet youv'e eaten more refrozen stakes than you'll ever know.
Piers
sapphire_moon
04-06-04, 09:36 PM
That is disgusting. I personally NEVER refreeze.

But if you do refreeze, the snake might have a better feeding response to a frozen thawed, refrozen and thawed rat because the smell (and I am sure they do use a bit of smell) is stronger.
mykee
04-06-04, 11:06 PM
Piers, I've probably swallowed way too many bugs in my sleep, doesn't mean it's acceptable...BTW, never eaten a stake of any kind, I don't care what you've heard...
emroul
04-06-04, 11:26 PM
LMAO..... :rolleyes:
Piers
04-07-04, 01:12 AM
English isn't my best language, but unfortunately its the only one I know.
Piers
P.S. I've heard things,lol
elevation24
04-07-04, 01:14 AM
I don't re-freeze but I don't really see a problem with it as long as it hasn't been out for very long.
AbstractCypher
04-07-04, 02:17 AM
...BTW, never eaten a stake of any kind, I don't care what you've heard...





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snakehunter
04-07-04, 08:43 AM
My snake just punished a refreeze.