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She Took Frozen Thawed!!!
So I got a new ball python last weekend, and she was on live rat pups. Now, I live in a place where you are not allowed live rats. This was a problem. I called the breeder, and he said she was a strong feeder and should switch over no problem. Well he was right! First time offered frozen thawed and she nailed it! I wish all BP's were like this. I just had to share my success story, I was so excited. I was so worried that she would be a pain to switch over, I was prepared for a battle with her.
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Congrats! I was really excited when I got mine on F/T rats too. I maintain that it's because our little guys are super smart and sophisticated
0.1 Pastel Lesser Platinum (BP)
0.1 Dumerils Boa
0.1 Indian Sand Boa (Sunset)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Anery)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Rufescen)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Paradox Albino)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa (Paradox Snow)
And a lot of Tarantulas 
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Re: She Took Frozen Thawed!!!
There is no way to describe that feeling when they eat. I feel like a proud parent
Oh, and to clear up any confusion to anyone who is reading, I have African soft furred rats, which are legal where I live, as they are not under the genus rattus.
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Very cool. It is always great to get them to switch over to f/t.....
“I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form.” – Winston Churchill
1.0 '10 piebald, 0.1 '10 het piebald, 01 '07 het. Piebald
0.1 '10 lesser, 0.1 '10 albino, 1.0 '11 Black Pastel het. Albino, 0.1 '11 het. Albino, 0.1 '08 het. Albino, 0.1 '10 het. Albino
0.1 '09 woma, 1.0 '10 Pewter, 0.1 '11 Lesser Bee
0.1 '10 Super Cinnamon Woma, 0.1 '10 Mojave Spider, 0.1 '11 mojave, 0.1 Super Chocolate
0.1 '10 Pastel Yellowbelly, 1.0 '11 Pastel Yellowbelly
1.1 '10 yellowbelly, 0.2 '10 normal
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Great news!
I know it can be a pain in the butt, but I wish that more breeders would raise them on f/t rats. I'd be willing to pay extra for one that I didn't have to convince to eat what I'm serving.
"Why I Have Grey Hair," the story of my life:
The cast: 0.1 het pied, Minnie, "Heartless." 0.1 pied, Dorothy, "The Girl Next Door." 0.1 mojave, Lily, "Stuck Up Little Princess." 0.1 pastel yb, Marilyn, "The Bombshell." 0.1 normal, Miss Maenad, "Femme Fatale." 1.0 dinker, Darth Jackass, "Scum of the Earth." 1.0 piebald, Mickey, "A Really Nice Guy." 1.0 jigsaw, Kaa, "The Young Dude." 0.1 cinnamon, Hera, "If Looks Could Kill" 0.1 pastel, Luna, "If It Moves, Eat It"
Recently joined by Badger and Honey, 1.1 spotnoses.
...and an ever-changing host of supporting actors and actresses: rat and ASF.
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Re: She Took Frozen Thawed!!!
congratulations! I am going to try and make the switch now that it's getting warmer out now...
and I don't mean to be a negative nelson, but I've had both mine take frozen thawed then refuse them after...maybe i wasn't stubborn enough, but I feel like I just tricked them the first time... I'm knocking on wood for you, though!
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I always do a happy dance when a new one switches to F/T 
Regards,
B
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Heh. Awesome!
My room mate adopted a 9 year old male who was fed on live his whole life and has the scars to prove it. When it was time for his first meal, she was really skeptical. He took that thawed rat like a champ. I've noticed he likes to strike at food that is dragged on the ground in front of him instead of food that dangles in the air.
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