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  • 12-15-2013, 12:25 AM
    pops
    Fed llive mouse to kick-start bp eating - now what?
    I have always fed frozen/thawed to my snakes... I've never had to feed live before. But after 5 months of my 700 gram female pastel ball python not eating (and only losing 30 grams during this period), I took the advice of many and fed a live mouse to see if she would take it. Sure enough, she took it. My question is this... next week, do I need to feed a live mouse again, or should I try frozen-thawed to see if she'll go back on feed? Also, this is the first mouse she has eaten in a long time... she had been on rats for over a year. Should I try a F/T rat next week?
  • 12-15-2013, 12:31 AM
    pops
    Re: Fed live mouse to kick-start bp eating - now what?
    Oh, and yes, during the 5 months that she didn't eat, I tried many scenting techniques (scent w/mouse, scent with used bedding, scent with chicken broth, scent w/oil from tuna, braining), I tried male vs female feeder, black vs white feeder, etc.
  • 12-15-2013, 12:32 AM
    200xth
    Try frozen again. If not, do another live. Try a really small live mouse hopper followed by a standard frozen rat (or whatever frozen you normally do).
  • 12-15-2013, 12:33 AM
    shadowsnakes
    Try a smiliar sized F/T prey item. Sometimes scenting a rat with a mouse encourages feeding. But, be prepared for another meal refusal and a stubborn eater. My male pied was on F/T rats for almost a year before suddenly deciding he would eat live only. Now I have a rat colony just for his silly pickiness!
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