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Silly Q Re: Mouse Defrosting

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Nismo75

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My wife is not so keen on having a mouse/mice laid out all day in the kitchen or anywhere else in the house defrosting. Is there a quick and safe way to defrost ie putting in in boiling/hot water for a couple of minutes. Would not imagine microwave would be ok.
Any other suggestions?
Ta
Nismo
 
Nismo75 said:
My wife is not so keen on having a mouse/mice laid out all day in the kitchen or anywhere else in the house defrosting. Is there a quick and safe way to defrost ie putting in in boiling/hot water for a couple of minutes. Would not imagine microwave would be ok.
Any other suggestions?
Ta
Nismo
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Hey mate, welcome to the forums.

Whilst you can microwave them, it often leaves hard, unfrozen parts in the middle of the body, which is obviously not good.

I defrost mine in hot (not boiling) water and it usually takes about 10 minutes with a large mouse.

All the best

David
 
LOL! Sorry, but I can imagine the visual! I do what Dave does, in a cup of hot water. While it's thawing, I clean out the viv, change the water, etc and my snake is ready for dinner.

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Yeah, I have a laundry tub i use for that (no mice allowed in the kitchen). I'll take a deli cup fill it with really hot water and set the mouse in there for a few minutes. Shake it off a little and feed it up. They go for it every time.
 
I do the same thing. Really hot(not boiling) water for about 15 minutes. Voila! Ready to feed!
 
Hmmm I've seen mice go bang in the microwave :puke01: Not nice!

I also use the tub of hot water method to defrost, (just don't use anything the Mrs will use afterwards, if you value your life...lol) but there are other members who put their mice in a little bag, ie freezer bag and then put that in a cup of hot water to defrost. I will say the smaller the mouse, the cooler the water I use, as I don't want to cook it for the snake :)
 
I used to just throw them in a bag and put them in hot water. I've since changed it up and I think its for the better. I still put them in a bag but put the bag in the snake room with it open and let them defrost for an hour or so. This pre-scents the room and really gets them in the mood. I then put them in hot water for several minutes to really warm them up and then feed.

Since I began to pre-scent the room, I've noticed that they all come out of their hides and are really eager to eat. Virtually all of mine now constrict their prey whereas only a few used to do this. I figure it helps give them a little exercise if they're out cruising for food and constricting.

Just my 2¢

Susielea said:
I will say the smaller the mouse, the cooler the water I use, as I don't want to cook it for the snake :)
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In just water from the tap, I don't think you'd have to worry about cooking it.
 
Guess I'll chime in and agree with the other responses. I have a 1-liter plastic cup from a football game that's my dedicated-mouse-thawing cup. I fill it nearly full, and microwave to a temp of 120-130 Fahrenheit. If the water is too hot, you may partially cook the mouse, which I understand is difficult for corns to digest. My one experience with too-hot water resulted in my one experience with a regurge. If the water is too cool the inner part of the mouse may not thaw, causing digestive problems for your snake. I drop the mice in, do something else, and feed in half and hour or so. It probably doesn't take that long to thaw, but I'd rather err on the side of caution.
 
Caryl said:
Guess I'll chime in and agree with the other responses. I have a 1-liter plastic cup from a football game that's my dedicated-mouse-thawing cup. I fill it nearly full, and microwave to a temp of 120-130 Fahrenheit. If the water is too hot, you may partially cook the mouse, which I understand is difficult for corns to digest. My one experience with too-hot water resulted in my one experience with a regurge. If the water is too cool the inner part of the mouse may not thaw, causing digestive problems for your snake. I drop the mice in, do something else, and feed in half and hour or so. It probably doesn't take that long to thaw, but I'd rather err on the side of caution.
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I just use water that's as hot as whatever comes from the tap. That way you're not microwaving and worrying about temps. And in my experience, my snakes won't eat if it's not fully thawed out. Its easy to tell as the entire mouse should feel warm when its done.
 
I concur with Matthew that hot tap water it generally fine. I'm just a little bit extra paranoid.....
 
Thanks for the input. I got my snake last monday (7th july) so will attempt to feed him on Sunday night. Will let you know how it goes!!!!
 
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