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  • 09-24-2015, 04:03 AM
    alejandrosantana0420
    Re: Switching from live to frozen
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    Originally Posted by Reinz View Post
    Welcome to the forum CV.

    I converted my 13 year old BP that had only had live. And a 4 yr old + Boa as well.

    The two main things for me that contributed to our success were:

    1) Skip a complete feeding cycle to insure hunger.

    2) Heat the rat's head and neck to around 95 degrees + or - on both sides and back.
    The rest of the body can be 10 degrees less, but the head is for the heat signature for the snake.

    Stay in the fight, you can do it!:)


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    http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09...0f4067f1d6.jpg

    Would it be okay if I tried skipping a meal to ensure hunger for my 75 gram ball python is he too small to skip a meal?
  • 09-24-2015, 10:58 AM
    SCWood
    Re: Switching from live to frozen
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by alejandrosantana0420 View Post
    Would it be okay if I tried skipping a meal to ensure hunger for my 75 gram ball python is he too small to skip a meal?

    If you did, I would only skip a few extra days OR up to a week but only once. IMHO, I would skip next feed, then feed on schedule the following feed. If he refuses, feed live, then skip feed, and repeat. However, he is small so it really depends. At this age, I would keep an eye on his weight and go by that. If you think he is losing too much, start regular live feeding again.

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  • 09-24-2015, 11:12 AM
    alejandrosantana0420
    Re: Switching from live to frozen
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SCWood View Post
    If you did, I would only skip a few extra days OR up to a week but only once. IMHO, I would skip next feed, then feed on schedule the following feed. If he refuses, feed live, then skip feed, and repeat. However, he is small so it really depends. At this age, I would keep an eye on his weight and go by that. If you think he is losing too much, start regular live feeding again.

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    Ok thank you very much
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