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Originally Posted by serpentshideawa
thats what i do grab the tail and wack its head pretty hard i dont like thawing rodents cus to me it stinks and you may not get the desired body temp with out a microwave and that breaks down cell structures and changes the scent of the rodent
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I certainly agree that P/K or stunned is the way to go if you're snake doesn't take F/T and you absolutely have to feed some form of live.
However, not once have I ever encountered a problem getting F/T up to an appropriate temperature and I never use the microwave (you should never heat up prey items in the microwave--aside from breaking down cell structures, there are a number of viscera--more or less closed/hollow organs--that can violently erupt due to the extreme ramp up of temperature...that would be an ugly mess to clean up!). Very hot water from your faucet should suffice. After thawing, I always run the prey item under the hottest water I can get, just prior to feeding. Again, IMHO.
Hopefully the above info is helpful to the OP. Keep us updated! I might of missed this, but what was the motivation behind switching from F/T to live?
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