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Hey Guys,

How do y'all warm up your frozen pinks (or mice for that matter)? I mean, I know that they should be placed in warm or boiling water, but you use a barrier device or just toss em in to the jacuzzi? Just wondering what the popular vote is...

Rae
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Ive used a ziplock feezer baggy and just fill it with hot water from the faucet and throw the pinky in.

I usually microwave a cup of water and toss the pinks in. I make sure that it is not so hot that I can't stick my OWN pinky in ther without having to pull it out. But, MAN!...The pinky soup idea is making my hongry!

I fill up a glass of hot tap water and toss the little fella in... I use one glass in particular each time to be sure not to drink out of it later.. heh heh.
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Emmy

I thaw mine out in the fridge overnight then set them on counter so that they are room temp. I don't like the whole water bit. Works great for my 2 yearling corns,6 month old milk and yearling python.
This is Janome..

I just put all the mice in a ziploc, pinkies seperate, and leave them on my beardies tank, its nice and warm up there, the pinks usually take 5-10 min and adult mice 30-40 min. My ball won't eat them unless they are ice and warm, none of that room temp tuff. =^-^=
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As I freeze my own mice/rats I have them individually frozen in small ziplock bags. I thaw them by filling the sink with hot water (from the tap) and tossing in the ziplock bag with mouse/rat inside. I check later to see how far thawed the mouse is, adding more hot water as necessary. Once completely thawed, to the snake it goes.

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This is a question that comes up from time to time.

The answer is much the same as the answer to "how do you thaw an ice cube?"

Depends on how quick you want it thawed. Warm water, room temperature, whatever ... just be sure it's thawed completely before offering.

Best wishes.

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anything the mouse touches is more likely to transfer subsrate or disease or whatever else to the mouse if the mouse if is wet. Just a thought. I'm aware i'm in the minority.

Well when I thaw the mice don't actually get wet, I mean that they are not actually put in the water themselves. THey are in the plastic bag and the bag goes into the water.