Should I switch?

Hey again y'all. I have more questions for Mangle, this time for her meal time…
I am considerering switching her over to live. She hasn't been eating any frozen or thawed. I might just try to feed her live. I have an extra small cage that I can keep the mouse in until feeding time. Should I try it?

If she isn't eating anything else I would try

She is an adult or close to it (about 4 feet) and had no interest in the mice I thawed. Nothing.
I am just a bit concerned she'll get hurt from the mouse. Her eyes are still cloudy and have a bit of a crack on them. I think she's shedding.
Ill get a mouse tonight after school so I can feed her tonight.

If you feed live you need to supervise the feeding, and keep something like a pair of tongs ready to put in the mouse's mouth if it starts biting.

Looking at your other threads I see that you have made many changes in a short period of time. That alone can make a snake not want to eat.

For feeding f/t you do not need to move the snake to another bin. This only increases your odds of getting bit by a snake that is in feed mode. It also can stress the snake out by removing it from its home and putting it in a new environment at which point you then want it to eat.

In your other threads I suggested you used water to thaw the rat and then tried to feed it. How did you warm the prey up and what temp did you present it at? The body temp of a living mouse is about 100F so the f/t needs to be the same. This can be achieved by using hot water(I do it that way) but letting a prey item thaw and then serving it is not a good way to present it to your snake.

To better your odds feeding in a dark room at night works well. Make sure its quiet and the snake is not bothered by anything when it gets near feeding time. When I feed its completely dark except a red bulb in a lamp.

I could try that.
I thaw them in warm water. I heat up the water, then put the mouse in it. I really hope she'll eat tonight. If this doesn't work for her, then I'll go to live.

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Originally Posted by Manglewantsmacaroni

She is an adult or close to it (about 4 feet) and had no interest in the mice I thawed. Nothing.
I am just a bit concerned she'll get hurt from the mouse. Her eyes are still cloudy and have a bit of a crack on them. I think she's shedding.
Ill get a mouse tonight after school so I can feed her tonight.

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If she's in blue and not eating, you might want to consider just leaving her alone until she's done shedding. Some of them don't eat during the shed cycle. There is zero harm in waiting until after she sheds at this point. It'll also give her a couple of days of quiet since you seem to be offering her food fairly often.

Offering prey to often can add more stress to the snake and only make the situation worse. If I have a snake refuse a meal they are not offered again until the next schedules feed day.

I haven't offered food since last week. I wasn't sure what I should do so I talked to you all first.

If she is in shed don't try to feed her, she will just become more stressed out. It is a gross option but have you tried braining the food? it involves cutting open the skull, revealing the brain so the scent entices the snake to eat?? That's always a option. Hope this helps you and i hope she eats :)