How do you thaw your prey items? - Page 3

SnakeyJay · 01-10-13, 10:05 AM

I just leave them on tissue ontop of the warm vivs... They thaw nicely and the smell gets the snakes ready for feeding

jausi · 01-10-13, 10:59 AM

I put mine in a cup on top of the cabinet in the kitchen, wait for at least 3 hours and the boild water in the microwave for 1 minute, put the pray on a plastic cup inside of the a coffe mug with the hot water, cover it a left it for another 2 min, then feed them warm and dry.

Philmul · 01-10-13, 12:40 PM

I fill the bucket with hot tap water and put rats in a sealed bag and leave them for an hr then ready to feed

Philmul · 01-10-13, 12:46 PM

Hey Jendee my wife would have a fit if I filled her bath with dead rodents

Donnie · 01-10-13, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I use a rubbermaid and with the hottest water my tap will give me I fill it and place all the rodents into it. I re-do it roughly 30 - 60 minutes later and then just again before feeding so they are nice and hot. I pat dry a bit so not to be dripping and serve!

Same as this

Jendee · 01-10-13, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Philmul

Hey Jendee my wife would have a fit if I filled her bath with dead rodents

Oh donnie does too he hates snakes and everything that comes with it.,.I used to thaw them in the sink the bathtub was our compromise lol plus my collection grew along with rat needs

Philmul · 01-10-13, 02:28 PM

Well I think that your fella needs a medal if he doesn't like snakes yet he lets you have 40 in the house. Lol

Will0W783 · 01-10-13, 03:07 PM

I use the hottest water my tap will give me, and add about 3 parts hot tap water to 1 part water heating up to just below boiling on the stove. I've found that this method keeps the rats from getting too gooey or "cooked", but thaws them out rapidly. Usually 10 minutes is enough to start feeding the smaller items, and then by the time I've fed all the small stuff off the bigger items are thawed and ready to go. Certain of my snakes are particular about food temperature, especially the pit vipers, so before I feed them, I dump out all the water and refill with hot tap water to make sure all the food is toasty warm. I feed the items wet, as this helps give the snakes a good dose of hydration as well as the nutrients from eating.

Sorraia · 01-10-13, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

I usually just set the plate in my reptile room for a few hours and feed when I get around to it.

I do this too.

OSMDEATHOWNER · 01-10-13, 05:03 PM

Let thaw in fridge, warm with warm water, hair dryer when time to feed

Zoo Nanny · 01-10-13, 05:14 PM

After reading through this thread I see that very few people after thawing rodents do not warm in hot water. I was under the impression that during the freezing process rodents dehydrate and should be rehydrated in water. I've always rehydrated for both reptiles and raptors.

Tracy33 · 01-10-13, 05:34 PM

Well i just take mine out the freezer in the morning when i get up , they take the day to thaw , then pop on the storage heater at 8 pm, and feed at 9 pm. Tracy.

marvelfreak · 01-10-13, 05:57 PM

I use a 3 gallon bucket fill it with the hottest water i can get from the tap. After two hours i dump and refill it again half way with hot tap and one pot of boiling water. Unlike all you lucky people i have three snakes that won't eat if the rats not super hot. Just never use boiling water with anything smaller than a large or they swell up and the gut burst open. Very, very messy.

I use to pop a couple thaw rats in the microwave for like 15 second to get them super hot. Then Tami caught me and said if i ever did it again i have to get rid of my snakes. So now i just use some boiling water.

Joeyyb · 01-11-13, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

I use to pop a couple thaw rats in the microwave for like 15 second to get them super hot. Then Tami caught me and said if i ever did it again i have to get rid of my snakes. So now i just use some boiling water.

This made me laugh out loud. I usually take the rats from the freezer and let them sit in room temp water for an hour and then use hot water from the sink for 30min to an hour depending on the size of the rat.

h3h · 01-11-13, 02:04 AM

I do the same as the majority of the responses here. I put them in a glass bowl designated specially for the mice with tap water as hot as it will go. 45 minutes later I drain the water, and replace it with hot water again, then fifteen minutes later I serve them dripping wet.

- h3