how long you nuke frozen mice?

Nuke the mice. That's funny. No need to. Just use hot tap water. It doesn't take long.

I used to nuke the tap water but I must have some sort of super-microwave as the water would get so hot the mice would explode in the mug.....sooooo, I do hot tap water (as hot as it will go won't get near what the microwave did) and haven't had exploding mice since.

I always just used hot tap water. Let the mouse soak for a few minutes then change the water and repeat.

I toss mine on the counter for an hour or 2. Then when they are thawed out I drop em in hot tap water for a few secs to warm them up for piece of mind if nothing else

The one time I tried to feed one thawed in the microwave my corn didn't take it. I've gone hot water since and had no issues.

Originally Posted by shane11

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Hey Shane, you still here??????????????????????????? Need some feedback.

Fun thread. I set mine in cold water pyrex bowl to thaw (takes awhile depending on size) sometimes if big prey it goes in the fridge and then I go to work at the care factory for awhile, and later run hot tap water over them. As far as nuking goes, and I really have NO reason or theory to offer for this, but sometimes there's reluctant feeding babies, and I try all the other options, but they want to be locked up in a little deli cup with a nuke-o-lated pinkie--- so those few pinkies get wrapped up in a wet paper towel, so WHEN they explode, which some will, inevitably, and yes, wrap them in a wet paper towel so the popcorn later don't taste curious... and then just nuke em for a couple seconds... and then for a couple more seconds if necessary...if u nuke em too much all at once, well, it's difficult to wring out the paper towel to get the meal down their gullet...
I did the 'sticke m in a cup with water' thing a couple of times but I prefer the wrapped in a wet paper towl method. Most of my corns will take a room temp thawed meal and those that don't (one in 77) get a special note on their viv (they're arranged in the snake rooms according to prey size and feeding glitches)...anyways hope this was helpful in some way. Jeesh, I bet the dubia roach chatboards don't have these issues.

Many roads to a single destination. Lots of options here. Let us know how that works out

Originally Posted by dave partington

so those few pinkies get wrapped up in a wet paper towel, so WHEN they explode, which some will, inevitably, and yes, wrap them in a wet paper towel so the popcorn later don't taste curious...

Oh, uh, yeah, Dave, about our movie date at your house with the popcorn next week... uh, I have to wash my snake's hair. Yeah, that's it.