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16-Mar-08, 08:36 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Eastern seaboard Age/Gender: 35  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ogg666  as was said earlier hot water is best way but be carefull not to leave to long as this can poach your defrosting mice/rats which usually results in rupturing of mouse/rat intestines spilling out and making hell of a mess  | Yes did that with a rat once oooops forgot i left him in there.Boy they stink to lol. |
16-Mar-08, 08:40 PM
|  | FAYSE! Moderator | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Illawarra Gender:  | | | | I use hot tap water....I wouldn't like the thought of a thawing mouse/rat in my fridge!!!
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16-Mar-08, 08:41 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | i leave mine on the snake cage all day in paper so that there is a faint smell of rodent goin on.. then feed at night.
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16-Mar-08, 08:44 PM
|  | Pineapple Inhabitant Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Bikini Bottom | | | | Nuke 'em on defrost program then heat them on warm "a plate' program. Fast and efficient |
16-Mar-08, 08:45 PM
| | | | Hi
i used to sit large rats on the sink overnight and then feed the goannas in the morning. I used to use hot water but got worried about brittle bones from cooked meat. In hot water a rat will cook a little on the outside before it thaws completely.
with mice I'd put them out in the morning and about 2 hours they would be ready.
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16-Mar-08, 08:46 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Hallowed Hills | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by brettmo in a bowl with hot tap water.
inside a zip lock bag (dont ask me why) | I only do this with one, as this is the only way she will eat and refuses wet rats 
The rest straight from the water.
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16-Mar-08, 08:58 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | I usually use hot water, but for dry heat I have used a pre-heated wheat pack. It may have to be re-heated to get the rodent fully thawed and warm. You have to be careful not to overheat and cook them. A general guideline is that if it's too hot for you to apply to your back, it will cook the rodent.
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19-Mar-08, 06:58 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Age/Gender: 25 | | | | medium sized bowl with a lid, with hot tapwater in. A plastic wrapping over the top and the mouse/rat on the plastic wraping. Then lid on. I let it stay like that for half an hr or so. |
19-Mar-08, 03:42 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: kellyville,sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | | that sucks when you put the in water too hot and when you get them out there bowell ruptures
or you leave them on a heat matt too long same thing | | |
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