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Old 10-02-2009, 06:02 PM
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Basically, i was just wondering because i know you cant for humans but can you defrost, freeze then defrost again and the feed to snakes or monitors????

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Old 10-02-2009, 06:04 PM
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I wouldn't refreeze any mice that my snakes haven't eaten. If any refuse I just give it to another snake.
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no.....basically
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Old 10-02-2009, 06:36 PM
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yeye fair doos..

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again, like the others, I would never re-freeze.

to save in wastage, i feed my hoard over 2 days and i try the ones that are being fussy first so if they do miss a feed the prey goes to the next snake, if they do take it then i just defrost the next batch for my hoovers the following day. i rarely have any wastage
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No..basically cos everytime you heat the mouse up bacteria start to build up in its body..depending how long its left out for! so,if you keep refreezing and defrosting you risk at the very least giving your snake a bad tummy upset..not worth the risk for price of a mouse!!
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