Bill,

You're very welcome!

Another thing I forgot to note in my post is that I heat my f/t's under a heat lamp. I use a 60 watt bulb approx. 6 inches above them, and they are on a piece of 1/4 x 1/4 inch screen that is folded at the ends to hold them about two inches off the table. This allows the heat to get around them a little as they thaw. It takes about two hours to thaw 6-8 feeders (less time of course for the mice or weanling rats), and I flip them over after the first hour or so. You really get good at knowing how long the various sizes take, but since you're doing it slowly, you don't usually overheat them.

Also, in my experience I have learned that you can trigger a good feeding response by offering an f/t mouse to a rat feeder at times. I think alot of people fear losing their "rat" feeder, but I've had no problems getting them right back on rats after this ocassional treat.

Glenn

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