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Storage Questions

Kvlt

Kvlt

Evil One
how long can i store a vacume sealed bag of mice before they get freezer burns or go bad?
how long can i store a zip lock bag with mice in an air tight container before they go bad or get freezer burns?
 
vaccum sealed mice should stay good for about a year before they go bad. And ziploc sealed bags maybeabout 5-6 months. Well from what I've heard.
 
I would feel comfortable using vacuum sealed rodents that were two years old. I mean, when I vacuum pack my own meat, I've eaten it two years later and it tastes just as fresh as the day it was packaged. So why would mice be any different?

As far as regular ziplocking, are the ziplocks to be long term storage and once the mice are placed in they're left? Or are they to be used for weekly openings for feeding?

If the mice are placed in, the bulk of the air squeezed out, and then zipped up to be left...I wouldn't say past 6 months, if that.

If you're opening a bag of 50 weekly to get one or two out for feeding, I wouldn't say past 3 months before they'll start drying out and freezer burning.

You have to consider that people live in different climates, everyone's freezers are different, and the brand/style of bags used are different in some cases. So your results could be totally different than mine. I know bagels placed in bags in a low-humidity environment such as Montana kept very well. Bagels frozen here in Indiana, develop ice crystals within the bags pretty quickly and thus the bagels get soggy when thawed.

Hopefully that answers your questions. =)
 
thanks for the replies :)
Taceas: yes the ziplock would be opened for weekly feedings. The best thing would probably be to vacuum seal a small amount...maybe 10 or something. So instead of keeping the sealed bag of 50 i could split it up in 5 smaller bags.
 
That's typically what I do. Usually when I order frozen in bulk, I ask that they package them in lots of 25. So when I open a bag for feeding, I don't have to transfer most to another vacuum bag and keep a small amount in a ziplock. =)
 
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