Post by stormcloud96 on Nov 11, 2007 16:49:19 GMT -5
I put this on here, because I want a variety of opinions and personal experience. I being a vegetarian do not have much experience with meat for myself, and at the animal park we went through it too fast. I was just wondering how long tidbits keep. My bird was very fat when I got her, and training is slow going so I have tidbits that I keep in the fridge. They are starting to smell worse and worse, and with my lack of experience I am just wondering how long they would be good for, before I should just throw them out and start over? By the way currently they are rats, but I got one guinea pig, and lost of captive-bred rabbits.
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I personally throw them out when they smell, I wouldn't eat anything that smelled like that so my hawk won't either. If your going throught them slowly, freeze them and when you need some put how many you think you will need in a sandwich bag and drop it in warm water and they thaw pretty quickly. That is how I do it but others should chime in with their input.
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I had luck taking my tidbit meat, especially like deer heart, and cutting it up into about 2 g cubes (a large pea?). Loosely pack these into an ice cube tray lightly sprayed with Pam. Freeze, pop the frozen "cubes" out, and put them out into a freezer bag (the Pam insures they don't get stuck). When you grab a "cube" of tidbits, it is about 15-20 g of meat, precut into 5-8 pieces usually. Easily defrosts, or you can even briefly soak in cool water to thaw quickly. Won't you don't use, you can throw out. You are not wasting much, and you can be certain that the food you are feeding your hawk is not tainted.
Post by dirthawker on Nov 11, 2007 22:15:21 GMT -5
if the meat smells ransid throw it away. I keep meat in the frige for a week or till it smells bad. in your case since you are a vegy before it starts smelling like the cats poop throw it out LOL
Post by stormcloud96 on Nov 12, 2007 15:13:56 GMT -5
I think I'll try feeding them to the cat, if he doesn't want 'em I'll throw them out. ;D Yeah I guess I can leave the majority frozen, my thing was cutting up too much and leaving it in the fridge. so it'd be thawed. Now its just a question of, do I hack into the rabbitt or the guinea pig first. I think rabbitt since it is taking up more room.
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Post by HawkingRage on Nov 12, 2007 17:14:03 GMT -5
make it easy on yourself. i precut allmy stuff and then freeze it. that way all i have to do is pull what i want out of the freezer and thaw it.what ever i dont use durring a hunt goes to the dogs. durruing the training period, what i dont use goes to the dogs. what my bird doesnt eat in a matter of a few hours goes to the dogs.