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feeding question..
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Cat_Eyed_Lady
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I Really hope you ment 10 Minutes and not 10 Seconds......
white-t-
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there not completly frozin,at the pet shop there like mid froz,i make sure its all soft (the mouse).i squeze it a little with tongs,to make sure inside ant stlii froen................am i doing this all wrong.....please help and explaine ,they dont seam to kno much at that shop...
Suzy
Shazoooooo!
I'll tell you what I do. I know a lot of people do it the same way I do, but there are varying methods of thawing out f/t mice.
First of all, I will turn on the tap water while i'm preparing my mice. I turn the hot on and let it run for a while. I'll grab a mouse out of the freezer, and i'll either put it in a zip-loc bag, or i'll just let it thaw in hot water by itself. I get my thawing container (I use a deli cup - it's your preference what you use.) and make sure the water is really hot. I fill up the container, and put the mouse in. I usually leave the mouse in there for around 10 minutes give or take a few minutes. (The larger the mouse, the longer it takes. 10-15 minutes is average for me, though.)
After the 10-15 minutes is up, I will dump out the water and feel the mouse with my bare hand. (I know some people think that's gross, but you can wash your hands - it really doesn't hurt anything.) I gently squeeze the belly and make sure that it's warm, and that it isn't hard. Then I feel the head. If the head of the mouse is hot, then it's ready to go. If it feels luke-warm, it goes back into the water for a few more minutes.
After that, I feed my snakes. Voila!
First of all, I will turn on the tap water while i'm preparing my mice. I turn the hot on and let it run for a while. I'll grab a mouse out of the freezer, and i'll either put it in a zip-loc bag, or i'll just let it thaw in hot water by itself. I get my thawing container (I use a deli cup - it's your preference what you use.) and make sure the water is really hot. I fill up the container, and put the mouse in. I usually leave the mouse in there for around 10 minutes give or take a few minutes. (The larger the mouse, the longer it takes. 10-15 minutes is average for me, though.)
After the 10-15 minutes is up, I will dump out the water and feel the mouse with my bare hand. (I know some people think that's gross, but you can wash your hands - it really doesn't hurt anything.) I gently squeeze the belly and make sure that it's warm, and that it isn't hard. Then I feel the head. If the head of the mouse is hot, then it's ready to go. If it feels luke-warm, it goes back into the water for a few more minutes.
After that, I feed my snakes. Voila!
Cat_Eyed_Lady
New member
Suzy described it very well 
it is exactly the correct way to do it. Feeling it with your Bare hands, sorry making sure it is completely warm everywhere
I usually use a glass..... fill about 3/4 full of hot tap water, not boiling water. Put in mice and then over that I put another glass of hot tap water to make sure they are totally submerged. Well, actually I am up to putting mice in pitchers but the idea is the same
it is exactly the correct way to do it. Feeling it with your Bare hands, sorry making sure it is completely warm everywhere I usually use a glass..... fill about 3/4 full of hot tap water, not boiling water. Put in mice and then over that I put another glass of hot tap water to make sure they are totally submerged. Well, actually I am up to putting mice in pitchers
but the idea is the same 
Buzzard
two corny
I use a similar method. I use 2 cups 1 cup is full of hot water, insert mouse(I use a ziplock), then the second cup I put on top so that it fits down into the first cup. This holds the mouse under the water and allows for a more through thaw.... But as the others have said 10 or so minutes. I feel the mouse to make sure I can not feel any coldness from the mouse. I am sure there are other methods.