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[rocky88]

I cant get my bigger normal female to eat F/T no matter what. She was on

only live, so I fed her live two times then tried to switch her to F/T and the

first night she ate it( sit in the tub all night--not out of hand) then

every time since she will not eat but I believe she would eat live... But, I


don't like feeding some live, some F/T, I want to try to get and keep

everyone on F/T. So is there any tricks you have other than force feed?

Would rather not do that, but if I have to I guess I could try, so also what

are your opinions on force feeding(if necessary).

[Stewart_Reptiles]

The first thing you need to know is that you do not force feed or assist an animal that knows how to eat on it’s own.

If she has a good body weight you need to use tough love and keep offering F/T without offering live if she refuses.

Some take time to switch some never will and as a snake owner you need to be prepared to feed live if you have to…..again force-feeding or assisting is just not an option that applies to your issue.