Feeding frozen rodents to reptiles is a safe and easy way to deliver a high level of nutrition. However, owners must learn how to deliver feeder animals to their reptiles properly. Prey should never be given as food if it’s still frozen. Instead, owners should thoroughly thaw and slightly warm the feeder animal before offering it to the reptile. A freezing period of 30 days will kill most parasites and other harmful microorganisms. Frozen animals will keep for up to twelve months.
To defrost, most owners place the feeder animals in a plastic bag and allow them to sit in lukewarm water or place them in the refrigerator overnight. If left in the refrigerator, lukewarm water will heat the animal just before feeding. The feeder animal should be above room temperature. Slightly warming intensifies the feeder animal smell and will make feeding easier, especially for reluctant animals.
Serving both individual hobbyists and major institutions, RodentPro delivers highly nutritious and humanely euthanized feeder animals for snakes, reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey.
To defrost, most owners place the feeder animals in a plastic bag and allow them to sit in lukewarm water or place them in the refrigerator overnight. If left in the refrigerator, lukewarm water will heat the animal just before feeding. The feeder animal should be above room temperature. Slightly warming intensifies the feeder animal smell and will make feeding easier, especially for reluctant animals.
Serving both individual hobbyists and major institutions, RodentPro delivers highly nutritious and humanely euthanized feeder animals for snakes, reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey.
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