Feeding pinky bits?

[tress29]

When I thaw a pinky for Sweets, I boil some water in the microwave, then drop the pinky in for 5 minutes. What do you do for garters? Do you heat the pinkies up? Let them thaw and come to room temp? I just fed some worm bits last time, but the radix is big enough to eat a small pinky. I want to cut another one up for the coast and offer some to the eastern as well. (Even though he's refused them in the past!) What's a gal to do?

[kibakiba]

Cut them up frozen. They thaw faster like that.

[tress29]

Cut them up frozen. They thaw faster like that.

I already did that, said eeewww with every cut! Do I warm them to thaw? Or just let them sit on the counter? Some snakes need them to be hot, to simulate a prey response. What about garters? Can't imagine the cut up worm giving off much heat!

[kibakiba]

I let them thaw at room temp. They don't need it hot, they eat cold fish in the wild.

[infernalis]

I let them thaw at room temp. They don't need it hot, they eat cold fish in the wild.

Yes! my garters prefer slightly cold pinkies. Seems more natural.

[kibakiba]

Mine wont eat worms that are warm, sometimes. Sometimes they don't care, but I'd never feed one hot.

[tress29]

The worms were room temp, just wasn't sure about pinkies. Thanks everyone! I gotta go dig out the radix, I've seen/held everyone else!

[EasternGirl]

I put mine in a little dish of warm water to thaw it faster...it thaws it really quickly like that and it's room temp when done...why does everyone get so grossed out by cutting up pinkies? I cut them up thawed all the time...you guys should see the stuff I have to cut in the dissection lab in nursing school....

[kibakiba]

I have a small blood phobia, blood can be associated with pain and death... Which aren't fun things at all.

[infernalis]

I have a small blood phobia, blood can be associated with pain and death... Which aren't fun things at all.

I am not afraid of either, Pain reminds me I'm alive, and death just means my problems become someone elses.

When I spent a lot of time with Herb ( MacDonell, Herbert Leon - eNotes.com ) I was exposed to a lot of crime scene evidence, blood and guts don't even phase me anymore..