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16-May-07, 04:50 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Australia Gender:  | | | Which way is best to defrost food?
Hi
I was just asking u guys what you thought was the best way to defrost frozen rats/mice.
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16-May-07, 05:01 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Earth | | | | <Humour>Microwave on high for 10 minutes. No need to cover it. </Humour>
But seriously, hot water from the tap. Put rodent in a freezer bag. Half fill a jug with hot tap water and immerse the rodent completely.
The thin bag will keep the rodent dry thus allowing the available scent to remain.
TIP: Don't use Mum's good crystal jug.
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16-May-07, 05:07 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | | I use warm water.
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16-May-07, 05:25 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney | | | | i use the heat mat personally |
16-May-07, 05:30 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Brisbane Age: 22 | | | | i use a hot water bath (i think around mid 40's) for about 10 to 15 mins so when they come out their defrosted and around 40 oC |
16-May-07, 05:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | straight into hot water, served warm and wet, unless on a "swallowable" substraat then i dry it off to avoid the substraat sticking to the food item
Last edited by alderaan; 16-May-07 at 05:52 PM.
Reason: avoid sticking
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16-May-07, 06:01 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Australia Gender: | | | | Thanks people... so hot water in the bag is the way to go? |
16-May-07, 06:47 PM
|  | Snake Charmer Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: No where close to u..... Age/Gender: 28 | | | | just let the frozen mice or rat's sit for about 45 mts to defrost....... That's what I do.
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16-May-07, 06:48 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: melbourne Age/Gender: 16 | | | | a mate of mine wraps the pinkies in tissue paper then puts it under his armpit yes i no it seems strange but it has worked every feed |
16-May-07, 06:50 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: sunshine coast QLD | | | | just let them sit there or put them on o heat mat work a treat |
16-May-07, 06:52 PM
| | Snake Charmer Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: No where close to u..... Age/Gender: 28 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by chief  a mate of mine wraps the pinkies in tissue paper then puts it under his armpit yes i no it seems strange but it has worked every feed | lol that's different...........
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16-May-07, 08:14 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Australia Gender: | | | | I normally let the adult mouse just sit there for like 4 hours ... is that alrite? |
16-May-07, 08:18 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Australia Gender: | | | | Im just gunna put it in the ... how long should it take to be defrosted?
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16-May-07, 08:21 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern Subs, Adelaide Age/Gender: 21  | | | | I wouldn't microwave the food item. It can get hot spots, start to cook the item and/or encorouge bacteria to grow. |
16-May-07, 08:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Australia Gender: | | | | oops didnt finish the sentence... Im just gunna put in the water now... how long will it take for it to defrost. ( adult mouse )
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