Yet another feeding question

[Crusader71]

I'm going to try to feed Autumn tomorrow, she has not eaten for 4 weeks and was wondering how I should do so? Do I just try the usual heat up the Hopper in hot water and dangle it infront of her using tongs?( this has not worked yet). Do I warm up the Hopper and leave it overnight? What do you all recommend?
Mark

[iCandiBallPythons]

Cut a soda bottle a lil more than in half , fill with hot tap water and microwave until the water is very very hot to the touch ( NOT scalding , boiled rat/mice arent cool they explode) , drop the prey item in the water and let sit about 10 mins, remove prey item when thawed then offer on tongs or hemos.

[xdeus]

Has she eaten F/T hoppers before? If so, try it again. I place my frozen feeders in a ziploc and put them in hot tap water, then replace the water a couple times until they are warm to the touch.

Feed at night when she is awake... about an hour or two after sunset. Also, try pre-scenting the room with either the warmed hopper under a lamp or place a small amount of soiled rat bedding in her cage for about 20 minutes before you try to feed.

Good luck!

[Elise.m]

If she's still small enough to only eat hoppers, I'd say ditch the f/t and try live until she's established.

[Crusader71]

WEll my girl just escaped but I found her, actually she found me so do I still try and feed her tomorrow?

[Jenn]

If she's still small enough to only eat hoppers, I'd say ditch the f/t and try live until she's established.

Times two!

[snakesRkewl]

Times two!

Times three

[WingedWolfPsion]

I agree--it won't put a snake off of FT, if it has eaten FT before. They simply prefer live when it's available, and it can entice a snake to eat.