Any opinion and tips?

This January I bought a 08 1300 grams female normal ball python. Former owner say's that she is a rat eater but from now she didn't eat a rat( former owner says just give small rat or rat pups because sometimes they're intimidate). She like adult mice but I like to switched it to rat.

I'll do many tricks like mice then rat, rubbing the mice to the rat to get an scent but all fails.

I did not give a live prey in all my snake for security reason.

Any tips or opinion on how can I switch it.

Thanks!

A snake that large can easily go a month or so without eating so I would just stop feeding mice altogether and only offer rats until she starts eating.

Maybe try skipping a few feeding days, pre-scent with mice and then offer her a rat. If she refuses, try again next week. Repeat until she eats :)

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

A snake that large can easily go a month or so without eating so I would just stop feeding mice altogether and only offer rats until she starts eating.

Maybe try skipping a few feeding days, pre-scent with mice and then offer her a rat. If she refuses, try again next week. Repeat until she eats :)

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I agree. Try "tough love" first...

Cover the exposed sides of her enclosure with paper or something. Leave her alone for a week or two, my bp didnt take his rat at first when i got him, but i covered his enclosure and just left him for a week, then he took the rat without hesitation.

Thanks!

I'll try all your tips.