Success!! Switch from live to frozen, thaw.

My daughter got a Butter ball python last weekend at the Minnesota reptile show. She was on live when we got her, waited all week to feed her. She was a little shy at first but she came out and nailed it. We have live mice as pets also in the house I used some bedding to scent the mouse.

This may be a stupid question but how exactly do you scent the BP with the bedding? After you thaw it out, do you let it sit in it for a bit? This is the one method of F/T I haven't tried and I feel like it would work for my bp

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Originally Posted by cron14

This may be a stupid question but how exactly do you scent the BP with the bedding? After you thaw it out, do you let it sit in it for a bit? This is the one method of F/T I haven't tried and I feel like it would work for my bp

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You can use these methods, escalating as needed:

• Thaw the rat with a mouse in the same bag.
• Get mouse bedding that's been urinated in and "shake n' bake" your rat in a baggie of it.
• Brain a mouse and smear the brain matter on the rat.

I took some used bedding from my other daughters mouse, used the stuff in where she sleeps so no poop. put the F/T mouse in the bedding for 30 seconds or so after I thawed it and it was warm yet. I don't think she could tell it was dead with a good zombie dance.

I took some used bedding from my other daughters mouse, used the stuff in where she sleeps so no poop. put the F/T mouse in the bedding for 30 seconds or so after I thawed it and it was warm yet. I don't think she could tell it was dead with a good zombie dance.

oops double post.

I do this at work all the time for balls that don't eat. I do it two ways. 1) thaw your mouse/rat get it nice and warm. Throw it in a bag with the stinky bedding and shake it. Or 2)put your frozen mouse/rat into the bag with the bedding and then throw it in hot water to warm up. Gets it extra mouse flavored lol.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

I do this at work all the time for balls that don't eat. I do it two ways. 1) thaw your mouse/rat get it nice and warm. Throw it in a bag with the stinky bedding and shake it. Or 2)put your frozen mouse/rat into the bag with the bedding and then throw it in hot water to warm up. Gets it extra mouse flavored lol.

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Sounds good until you wash most of the smell and taste away in water - I'd put it in a plastic boat then dip in very warm water