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Old 15-12-2007, 09:07 PM
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right at this moment in time i am defrosting a medium rat for my royal its in war water (in a bag) if he does not eat it can i re freeze it ?????
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:14 PM
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It's best not too!!
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:15 PM
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when i have fed my snake in the past if they refused to eat i have refrozen the snake food but i only ever do it once if they refuse it a second time i never refreeze the food a second time it just goes straight in the bin ,all the snakes i have had have been ok on food that has been refrozen and then defrosted
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:17 PM
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You should never refreeze anything that will be eaten.

Common sense really guys!
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:18 PM
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if you quickly thaw it and refreeze it. you don't want bacteria to start growing. best not to.
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:18 PM
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i dont mind throwing away if thats best dont want to hurt my snake for the sake of a few quid!!
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:20 PM
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I'll put it differently!! You shouldn't really do it, but the chances are it'll do nothing bad anyway!!
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:20 PM
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usually i throw away but ive read a few times about members re freezing so woundered if it could be done ??? best to ask as i say!! will throw away if he doesnt want it!!!
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Old 15-12-2007, 09:24 PM
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best to throw away, not worth killing a snake for 40p or so.

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