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Old 08-02-2007, 11:23 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Re: Help!

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
As long as it's thawed, bacteria etc. will reproduce and it will continue to decompose.
once you refreeze, it doesn't continue to decompose, but just the process changes the cell structure
what I do if the rodent is still in reasonably good shape (it didn't get dropped onto crud), I refrigerate it and try again later
I limit refrigeration of a thawed rodent to about 8 hrs - not sure why
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