Can't get Deadmou5 to eat frozen.

I tried feeding frozen last year but he wouldn't take, I figured maybe I would try again since he's a lot bigger and frozen rats are cheaper and safer. Been trying a few weeks now and he still won't go for it no matter what I do. Temps and humidity is right. Rat is properly thawed and I've tried warming it up in warm water , wiggling it, feeding at night, etc. Are there any other tricks or will he only eat live?

Try leaving it out overnight to defrost, and before feeding put the rat in a sealed plastic bag in some hot water for a few minutes. This should warm it up and keep it dry
If he doesn't take it then, just dip the rats head quickly into the hot water, then offer immediately

I managed to get two of my males off hunger strike last week by doing this. Usually I just offered the rats without dipping their heads, and they didn't get eaten often

Good luck!!

hair dryer. Blast them on high for 30-45 seconds focusing on the head. Works every time for me.

I would try:

(1) Scenting with a live animal if possible to get things going

(2) Feeding two smaller prey items, one live and one dead. Feed the live one first and get him excited, then right after try giving him the dead one.

(3) Try feeding with the lights off

(4) Try thawing and heating up the prey item then leaving it in his warm hide overnight.

I have gotten several picky eaters to switch over using the above or combinations of them.

My new guy is a shy eater. Wasn't having luck with F/t doing the dance, finally just left one in overnight and by morning was gone. Some snakes don't like the F/t rather dance.

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My new guy is a shy eater. Wasn't having luck with F/t doing the dance, finally just left one in overnight and by morning was gone. Some snakes don't like the F/t rather dance.

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It's the only thing that works for my two Albino Royals both nervous feeders so I turn the lights very low and just make sure the rat is nice land warm before dangling in front of the hide entrance - they both grab it from within their hides ..

Way off topic but I love your snakes name.


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Way off topic but I love your snakes name.


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I'm thinking of naming my bat-sh*t crazy Bamboo Rat snake DeadPool funnily enough :) - due to the colours and of course the viciousness of them both.

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I'm thinking of naming my bat-sh*t crazy Bamboo Rat snake DeadPool funnily enough :) - due to the colours and of course the viciousness of them both.

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I wouldn't think twice about it, that's a perfect name! Beautiful snake!

I've noticed with picky eaters, you need to read them. If the dance draws any attention, continue and let them come to the prey. If they seem more timid, they will only become more scared. If they back away at all, your best bet is to leave them alone and try another time. Put them in a small tub in the dark and leave them to get settled. Then introduce an undersized rat or mouse, whatever they have eaten previously, freshly warmed and just barely open the top and slip it in without disturbing them and leave them alone. I've had this work with multiple timid hatchlings, they take it on their own. With timid eaters, sometimes trying too hard is the problem and actually makes things worse, scaring them and lessening the chance of them taking it. I believe each snake can need a different approach so I use a different method depending on how they act. It's funny because the more aggressive feeders will ignore a non moving food source and all it takes is a little jiggle to get them to take it. But once you see you have one that backs away from the movement, I've never convinced them to take it, they need to do it on their own terms.

That's a very good point about the importance of the snake actually 'showing' some kind of interest in the food . Even if it's just a tongue flick . Then you have something to work with in my experience . If there is ZERO interest it's maybe worth leaving it until the next feed time ...


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