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08-Nov-06, 11:42 AM
|  | #44-9aCustom#GR-094 Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Out the Back of Queensland and a bit more Age: 99 | | | | I leave them out to defrost too.
With the little rats I tend to put them above the light which defrosts them quicker.
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08-Nov-06, 11:52 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Stockton, NSW Age/Gender: 20  | | | | Thanks all for the feedback.
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08-Nov-06, 12:23 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | Warm water. My snakes don't mind the water. It helps get a bit of moisture into them too.
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08-Nov-06, 12:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-05 Location: Geelong Age/Gender: 26 | | | check out this thread i posted a little while back, its about using a microwave! Thawing Rats |
08-Nov-06, 01:42 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aussie Python Lover  i defrost mine in a small bucket of hot water then out in the sun to dry and get a lil warm then i give to my coastal | Hmmm thats a good idea, I might try that when I feed mine for the first time 
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08-Nov-06, 01:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: sydney | | | | just hold it if i feels like it has a bit of heat in it it sould be ok, try get it warm, its not an exact temp u need to get it at |
08-Nov-06, 02:05 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: sydney | | | | just put really hot water in a bucket, put mouse in, five minutes later it is ready. jus give a minute or two to cool a bit. |
09-Nov-06, 06:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: The Well Of Souls (Victoria) Age/Gender: 36 | | | | On top of the lizard enclosure, it's pretty warm and defrosts in around an hour.
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09-Nov-06, 07:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: brisbane Age: 25 | | | | i put mine in warm water |
09-Nov-06, 07:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Townsville, NQ | | | | Mug of warm water straight from the tap, although difficult feeders generally prefer a dry (more natural) mouse or rat as it keeps the natural smell on the prey |
10-Nov-06, 07:40 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Dry defrosting
We usually set the mouse on top of the enclosure above the heat lamp for a while. The microwaved wheat packs are good for a quick thaw or final warming. Our spotted and stimson seem prefer their rodents dry, so if we have to use hot water, we double bag them. |
10-Nov-06, 07:55 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Sunshine Coast, Qld Age/Gender: 28 | | | This would have to be the best description of microwaving a pinky i have ever seen 
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haha i remember thawing my first pinky for my first snake, in the microwave on a bit of paper towel
START 20..19..BANG! POP! haha STOP IT! TURN IT OFF! haha. poor little thing popped off the paper like a peice of pop corn. |
10-Nov-06, 08:37 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fidzy just put really hot water in a bucket, put mouse in, five minutes later it is ready. jus give a minute or two to cool a bit. | DON'T use really hot water.
Your snake probably won't take a cooked mouse.
If you've never smelt a cooked mouse you haven't lived. It'll make your eyes water and you won't think of food for a few days
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12-Nov-06, 05:55 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | | i start off by puting the meal in a bowl/glass of warm water . i leave for about an hour and then empty the glass out and put warm water in there again and leave it for 1-2 mins. i do this so the meal gets a little bit of heat back on it but not enough to re-heat it and the snake eats without fuss.
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12-Nov-06, 06:28 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-03 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 52 | | | | A question for those who actually defrost the rodent in water..........doesnt that take the scent of the mouse or rat away? I had a macci who hated the smell of mice, refused to eat them and the vet told me to wash the pinkie in water to remove all the scent.
When defrosting now i usually place them on plastic stretched over the top of a bowl of warm water.
Rosemary
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