dethawing a rat?

[Jeromerules]

Originally Posted by Bartman

Steaming hot water? Why dont you just feed him cooked chicken?

If you thaw the rat in really hot water you are going to cook the rat. Just leave it at room temp. A medium rat shouldnt take more than 4 hours.

Have you ever thawed a steak in steaming really hot water?? Does it cook the steak?? No not at all the water cools down before anything is cooked. I would understand keeping a mouse in a pot of boiling water then it would cook. I always run the tap until the water is steaming and then just let in thaw out in the sink in a ziplock bag. Never had any problems. You'll feel the body it should be soft before you feed. Take care comb your hair!

[pythonregius]

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[kronic2005]

Easiest thing for me is to take the frozen rat outa the bag, get a bucket about the size of a salad bowl, or a salad bowl works too! Turn ur tap on hottest it can be, filler up, toss the rat in a ziploc(wet rat is gnarly), submerge the ziploc, and then let the rat(s) sit for about an hour, medium and large rats will take longer though. Once you come back the water should be fairly warm and ur rodent nice and warm and ready 2 feed. Goooddd luckk


Cheers Shaun