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    Off feed at 371 grams?

    This has been going on for about a month now. I have a male pied who was a very aggressive eater.
    For the last month it's hit and mostly miss on feeding day. He has been on a 5-6 day feeding schedule. When I first got him back in Oct he was 129 grams and he is up to 374 and between jan & now he gained 50. So I'm not worried about weight.....I feed f/t so I'm ending up tossing his feeders in the trash. I feel bad about that because well feeding them to the snakes is one thing throwing them out is another. I don't feel comfortable with refreezing.
    They are sized by body weight and his temps are 90 and 79-80 he is in a rack system with hides and humidity by misting is kept in the high 50's low 60's. He acts hungry... He strikes right away and then just leaves it. Some times I have luck with running the rat's head under hot water but last night was a no go.

    So typical frustrating ball python feeding behavior?
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    Re: Off feed at 371 grams?

    Hi,

    How do you defrost the rat?

    I have found pre-scenting makes a huge difference to the snakes behaviour so I defrost slowly in the same room and then use a hair drier to heat the head. Not only does it heat it up it wafts the smell all around the room.


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    Re: Off feed at 371 grams?

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    Hi,

    How do you defrost the rat?

    I have found pre-scenting makes a huge difference to the snakes behaviour so I defrost slowly in the same room and then use a hair drier to heat the head. Not only does it heat it up it wafts the smell all around the room.


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    I defrost in a plastic bag floating in hot tap water that I changed out 10-15 minutes. I can try defrosting them in the same room and the hair dryer. Maybe that will work for the albino. I need to put the mice's head under hot running water for 30-45 seconds in order of him to take it.
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    I thaw/heat mine in HOT water. just drop them in & let them soak. I prefer it & i think it hydrates the snakes some also.

    I think if he is grabbing it & coiling i would maybe just shake the tail for a couple seconds to really get the feeding response going then leave him alone so hes not distracted

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