I found that soaking them in open air water isnt that efficient as the heat dissapates rather quickly beofre it can thaw the rat. I use a cooler and thaw about 10 jumbos at a time. I put my hottest bath water into the cooler with the rats, let it sit for a while, and then they are thawed out. But by that time, the cold rats and the hot water have cancelled eachother out and now both are room temp. Which I then empty out the water and put some more hot in to warm up the rat for eating. If you are only doing one or two rats at a time, you may not even have to re-add hot water, becuase it will still be plenty warm. hope this helps.... Jon
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• How to thaw out rats - cyn, Sat May 12 02:01:49 2007
• i use a cooler - johnnyblazekfd, Sat May 12 02:10:57 2007
• RE: i use a cooler - diggy415, Sat May 12 10:00:59 2007
• will make the rat split.... - FRoberts, Sat May 12 10:39:23 2007
• Did I ever mention..... - rainbowsrus, Sat May 12 16:48:30 2007
• RE: Did I ever mention..... - FRoberts, Sun May 13 01:52:35 2007
• RE: i use a cooler - phoerner, Sat May 12 13:37:37 2007
• they're great, Thanks - johnnyblazekfd, Sun May 13 11:14:37 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - SoCal-619, Sat May 12 03:13:36 2007
• 5 gallon bucket with a lid from Home... - FRoberts, Sat May 12 10:42:09 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - TnK, Sat May 12 07:34:30 2007
• The more water per rat, that faster. . . - Slithering_Serpents, Sat May 12 13:16:50 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - wh00h0069, Sat May 12 14:13:05 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - tpalopoli, Sat May 12 22:00:23 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - Ophidia_Junkie, Sun May 13 06:56:22 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - johnnyblazekfd, Sun May 13 11:18:43 2007
• RE: How to thaw out rats - snakehorse, Tue May 15 11:19:02 2007