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BILMAN
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 19/06/2013 : 14:56:48
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Ah okay, these ideas are much better than mine. I think I will just put the mice in a bag and put it in warm water for a while. How long would this take to defrost?
Can someone also tell me all the 'wrong' points of just putting the mice in boiling water with some cold water? |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2013 : 16:13:58
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| If you have reduced the temperature of the boiling water with cold water then it is OK - but snakes should not have cooked food, and if you put a pink in boiling water it would start to cook it. I use either water from the hot tap or I use boiled water mixed with cold water so that it is fairly hot, but not hot enough to cook the mouse. I don't use a bag either... but then again I do have 1 snake I have to leave the mouse to defrost at room temp as she doesn't like hers wet, and the one time I tried a bag it leaked so still got wet lol! |
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yalovit
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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BILMAN
Snake Mite
17 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2013 : 14:24:53
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| smart bunny, what would you say is the best ratio for cold and boiling water? |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2013 : 14:47:19
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| Um, I don't know about ratio - I probably put about 50/50, but always test it with my finger first so it is a comfortable temperature to put my hand in, and add more cold if it feels a bit hot. |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2013 : 22:57:18
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| I leave the small stuff on top of the warm side of the viv till defrosted, if the heads need warming they go in a bag and into hot water for a few minutes. I use a bag because once I thawed a rat, put it in hot water and when I removed it the stomach burst open and was no so nice also the snake wouldn't eat it wet and gooey |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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Slinkey23
Hatchling
United Kingdom
134 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2013 : 23:34:30
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Originally posted by Lee
I leave the small stuff on top of the warm side of the viv till defrosted, if the heads need warming they go in a bag and into hot water for a few minutes. I use a bag because once I thawed a rat, put it in hot water and when I removed it the stomach burst open and was no so nice also the snake wouldn't eat it wet and gooey
Similar thing happened with one of my pinkys,mthe water seemed to fill it up an bloat it, after that i started using bags |
1.0.0 Carolina Corn
1.0.0 staffordshire bull terrier |
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How do you prepare your snake's food?
