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smokeysfc
Egg
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
 Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:20:55
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| hi im new and have my first snake i got it today and am wondering with the frozen pinkie do i just defrost it or warm it in hot water or does it depend on the snake ive read and been told diffrent things but id thought id ask on here as you all have helped me before |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:25:55
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| i use warm water to defrost so they get them warm i suppose. its up to you x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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smokeysfc
Egg
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:27:05
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| ok thank you :) that has really helped me :D i think ill use warm water |
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serena_08
Yearling
United Kingdom
784 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:29:49
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| I leave mine to defrost at room temp, and then I whack them over a foiled bowl of hot water for a minute before they're fed to the ever greatful gannets lol. |
1.0.0 Corn: D-Bo (Amel)
1.0.0 Western Hognose: C*ntyB*ll*cks
0.1.0 MBK: Rosa
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko: Zuko
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon: Kobe
0.0.1 Fire Bellied Toad: Snoop
1.1.0 Cats: Penny and Sheldon
1.0.0 Staffy: MooMoo
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:35:07
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| I used to leave them to defrost at room temp but now I use warm water because it is quicker |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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Callazagy
Yearling
United Kingdom
506 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:35:09
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| I leave them on top of a heat mat for a few hours to defrost and thier also a little warm. |
* 2.1 Corn Snakes (Arthas - Normal, Tilion - Anery Lav, Yavanna - Stripe) * 1.1 Cape House Snake (Jenson & Ginetta) * 1.0 Carpet Python (Irian Jaya Jag - Grantly) *
* 1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (Omen) * 1.1.2 Crested Geckos (Brindle, Harley, Noumea & Farino) * 0.0.2 Gargoyle Geckos (Pazuzu & Vesper) *
* 0.0.1 Mexican Red Leg Tarantula (Aragog) * 1.1 Leopard Geckos (Kara & Darwin) * 1.0 Dog (Labrador - Barney) * 1.0 Cat (Casper) *
* 1.0 Western Hognose (Hamilton) * 1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk Snake (Tweek) * 0.0.2 Common Musk Turtles (Erin & Ira) *
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smokeysfc
Egg
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:42:53
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| all three are good ideas i might try them all to see what way he likes his food :D |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:51:33
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| warm water for me too |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 21:56:27
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| Defrost them warm water :-) |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 22:31:25
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| i usually leave them on the heat mat for a bit although i did use the warm water method after the spanniel incident lol |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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QueenVic
Yearling
United Kingdom
849 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 23:30:03
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I tend to leave them in the bag and stick em in a sink full of hot water. I dont think it matters if they are warmer than room temp, but it may be more appealing to the snake.
When I first got Espher I put her mouse in a bag, inside a carrier bag into her viv to defrost on the heat mat.
FATAL ERROR. Never do this, not that I think any of you would cause it was the stupidest thing Ive done since owning a snake and I still cant figure out why I did it.
I left the room for a few minutes and needless to say when I went back she had started to eat the mouse, while it was inside the bag.
I then had to pull it out of her mouth, she'd only got about an inch of it in, but it scared the **** out of me!
Like i say, stupidest thing I have ever done. |
0.1.0 Normal (Espher)
1.0.0 Snow (Midnight)
2 GALS
1 rat (Jasper)
1 very needy staffy (Coco)
Location: Ossett
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Elicia
Hatchling
222 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 01:19:00
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I use warm water too. I used to put them on a saucer on top of the radiator....until I realized I was actually cooking them and they stank! Mine refuses to eat cold food. x |
 
Normal Corn-Percy
Speckled King-Bumblebee |
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Dalymad2
Hatchling
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 10:51:48
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| Mine eat mice defrosted in warm water, i look at it as though they would eat warm blooded prey in the wild so it keeps things more natural. |
1.0.0 CORN- FRED ( CAROLINA)
1.0.0 CORN- BARNEY (CAROLINA)
0.1.0 CORN- SNOWDROP (SNOW)
1.0.0 DALMATIAN- SOLO
0.1.0 DALMATIAN- METOO
0.1.0 COLLIE CROSS- LILY
0.1.0 CAT-SOOKIE
0.1.0 AFRICAN GREY PARROT- SPIRIT |
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AcidicAngel
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1212 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 11:06:42
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| I leave mine to defrost at room temp, like Eeji said I'll only ever warm them up if I think it will help the snake feed like a Fussy hatchling or, in my case recently, a fussy adult female snake. |
Corn Snakes.
1.0 Butter - Cereus.
1.0 Caramel Stripe het Amel - Vladimir.
0.1 Normal het Amel, Caramel, Hypo - Amara.
0.1 Masque het Amel, Anery, Charcoal, Diffused, Hypo, Lavender, Stripe - Aurelia.
1.0 Masque Anery het Amel, Charcoal, Diffused, Hypo, lavender, Stripe - Orion.
Leopard Gecko's.
Too many to list!!
Rat Snake.
1.0 Yellow Rat Snake - Leviathan(Levi)
Western Hognoses
1.0 Normal 50% poss het Frosted(Dutch Hypo, Caramel) - Thorne.
0.1 Frosted - Rose.
1.0 Anaconda het Snow(Amel, Anery) - Titan.
0.1 Normal het Snow(Amel, Anery) - Nyx.
R.I.P Pandora & Sakana, entwined in my heart forever my darlings. |
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Redshift Spec
Hatchling
379 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 11:30:15
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| Its warm water for me too. They all love a nice warm and wet meal..... Especially if its dangled around a bit first :) |
Frank (Amel Corn 1.0)
Felicity (Flick) (Normal Het Albino BCI 0.1)
Jack (Sunglow BCI 1.0)
Maisie (Hypo het Albino BCI 0.1)
Silver (Snow Corn 0.1)
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Matt Waters
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
49 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 12:14:18
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How do u know they are fully defrosted? I'm due to give my first feed at the weekend, dnt think she'd appreciate an icy centre lol
Also not to go too off topic but she is onto three pinkies, do I wait each time until the pinkie is about halfway down the body? |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 14:48:31
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I usually get the water from the tap nice and hot, drop the pinkys in, then handle the snake for 15 mins or so. *make sure you wash your hands so your fingers don't smell of mouse lol!* It really doesn't take long to defrost a pinky, 5 mins would probably do it. I figure if the hot water has had tme to cool down to lukewarm then it's well and truely defrosted ;)
You shouldn't feed 3 prey items at a time though - if she can manage 3 pinkys then she can more than manage a fuzzy!! |
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Matt Waters
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
49 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 16:21:58
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Oh right thanks for that
I was told she was ready for three pinks for her first feed,
Shall I give her two this time and if she's still hunting give her a fuzzy next time? |
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NaomiR
Hatchling
United Kingdom
176 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 16:27:03
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i would just go right ahead and give her a fuzzy this feed  |
0.1 Motley (Henrietta) 0.1 Amel (Fiver) 0.1 Anery Stripe (Bronte)
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 17:30:36
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I defrost my pinkies at room temperature and I used to warm them up a bit with a hairdryer...until I realised that I had taught Apollo that a hairdryer meant food as she started hunting very enthusiastically around her viv whilst I was drying my hair! Whoops! And people say snakes aren't clever...
Now I just feed them once they're room temp and use tongs so she doesn't get confused by the heat of my hand. She's always been a very enthusiastic feeder anyway and I don't think it has made much of a difference. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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