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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/02/2013 : 12:30:39
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Hello everyone,
I'll be doing Chakra's first feed on Sunday. I don't have a freezer, so I'll be popping in to the shop to get frozen pinkies once a week. But I just realised, I don't know how long I let them defrost before doing the feed.
What would you suggest? |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2013 : 13:50:30
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| I usually get mine out of the freezer and defrost in warm water for 5 mins, so you could always pop them in warm water for a few mins when you get in just to make sure they are defrosted. |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/02/2013 : 14:29:31
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| I leave pinkies/fuzzies at room temperature for 2 hrs, anything bigger for 3 hrs :-) |
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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2013 : 15:03:04
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Great -- thank you both.
Thank gives me an idea of when to go pick them up, based on when I'm going to feed him.
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Thorne Walker
Yearling
Canada
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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2013 : 08:00:04
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Originally posted by Thorne Walker
My cats will eat them frozen..
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2013 : 10:42:12
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Originally posted by Thorne Walker
My cats will eat them frozen..
Ha ha, one of my cats grabbed a large frozen mouse that I'd taken out for Voldemort and tried to run through the cat flap with it...luckily I'd already locked it for the night, so she wasn't pleased when I took the mouse off her  |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/02/2013 : 05:01:02
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I leave mine at room temperature for an hour. That's normally plenty of time for them to be defrosted, and room temp normally. I prod them well before feeding to make sure there aren't any cold bits  |
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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2013 : 13:59:55
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Thanks, Moppet. We just picked up the pinkies from the shop. And the hubby and I will do the first feed tonight after the children are in bed. They're young and would be way too excited and might spook poor Chakra as he tries to eat in peace, lol. So for the first few feeds, we'll keep the kids away.
Wish us luck ;) |
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Thorne Walker
Yearling
Canada
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Posted - 10/02/2013 : 17:36:00
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
Ha ha, one of my cats grabbed a large frozen mouse that I'd taken out for Voldemort and tried to run through the cat flap with it...luckily I'd already locked it for the night, so she wasn't pleased when I took the mouse off her
I only give them pinkies.. they make a terrible mess playing about with anything larger.
I over bought when I first got Kitty so I have a ton of little ones that the cats get as treats... 10 seconds under the tap so they smell and .. down the hatch they go!
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/02/2013 : 00:42:21
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| Normally doesnt take too long for pinkies , an hour or so at room temp or five mins in warm water :) |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/02/2013 : 16:31:15
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Originally posted by Steph
Thanks, Moppet. We just picked up the pinkies from the shop. And the hubby and I will do the first feed tonight after the children are in bed. They're young and would be way too excited and might spook poor Chakra as he tries to eat in peace, lol. So for the first few feeds, we'll keep the kids away.
Wish us luck ;)
How did the first feed go? |
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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/02/2013 : 16:52:36
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
How did the first feed go?
Hey there -- thanks for asking.
It went brilliantly! Gobbled them both up within two minutes of each other and settled down nicely to digest. Must have pooped over night last night, so I cleaned up this morning and is it my imagination? or has he already grown :0 -- seems a good deal bigger and longer than when I got him last week, lol. Might just be my imagination though. |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/02/2013 : 11:45:30
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Lol at the cat antics!!
I'm glad the first feed went OK :) |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/02/2013 : 12:54:23
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| Great news! Always a relief when the first feed goes well |
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Steph
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/02/2013 : 19:09:33
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
Great news! Always a relief when the first feed goes well
Well, this week saw him eat his first fuzzy and do his first shed for us. Everything is going very well. |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/02/2013 : 10:26:59
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How long does it take to defrost 2 pinkies?
