Can i feed my snake with a wet rat?

Question

i was trying to de frost it by soaking it with warm water while its in a ziplock bag.. but i guess the water came in and now its soaked.. what should i do?

Answer 1

it doesn't matter as long as its not frozen.  Snakes arent picky if a rat is wet or not.  Snakes eat wet rats in the wild all the time.

Answer 2

Being wet causes no problems, in fact, it can aid in swallowing.

Answer 3

You can pat it dry with a paper towel. If it is still a little damp or wet no problem. Just feed it.

Answer 4

after thawing out a frozen rodent a lot of people heat it by putting it in hot water for 5 - 10 minutes...that gets the rodent heated all over instead of just on one side like with a heat lamp.  pat the rat dry if you want too...i don't pat it dry for our green tree python...i figure she gets a little more water that way.  :)

Answer 5

i dont think it matters as long as its not frozen but if you dont want to feed it a wet rat then you can dry it off

Answer 6

You should wash any frozen rodents before feeding anyway to rinse off anything harmful it may have come in contact with -such as mite areosol sprays etc.

I just thaw in warm water and dry as best I can with a paper towel, most snakes won't care eating a wet food item anyway.

Answer 7

that's how i do it.

Answer 8

I do, and they don't mind at all. And the ones that get live rats...go and take a long drink right after swallowing.