how am i supposed to thaw out mice. is the microwave ok. how warm should they be?
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thawing out mice
wantreptiles
Nov 28, 2004 07:12 PM
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abster82
Nov 28, 2004 07:29 PM
>>how am i supposed to thaw out mice. is the microwave ok. how warm should they be?
I wouldn't use the microwave just because you can heat the inside of the mouse to hot and it can burn your snake. Also it will stink pretty bad. I found this from a prior mouse thawing topic hope it helps.
Posted by: r3ptile at Wed Nov 3 11:09:39 2004
The best way by far is to leave the rodent out either 12 hrs prior or overnight in room temperature (depending on the size of the prey). I found that the last minute hot/warm water thaw technique either cooks the outside of the rodent, or doesnt fully defrost the inside- in most cases.
