Hi, I got my first Ball Python about 3 weeks ago and I just got him to eat this past Saturday. After a few weeks of trying to get him to eat a pre-killed mouse without success I bought a live gerbil, and he ate it. I'm happy he did but I really don't want to be feeding him live rodents (I'm worried about the gerbils hurting him if he's not hungry). Does anyone know a good way to get him to start eating dead rodents? I really don't want him to go without eating,
Should I kill the gerbils myself before feeding him or should I just get pre-killed ones and thaw them out (which didn't work the first time)?