new bp feeding help?

Yes, 96 was under the substrate, but I've turned down the thermostat & it's now 86 above the substrate. He was eating live before I got him but I'd really like to switch him over to f/t for safety reasons
I didn't have anything else small enough on hand for a hide today so I put a toilet paper roll in his bigger hide, I know he fits in it but it's tight so I thought it might work, is that okay?

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Originally Posted by Ditto

Yes, 96 was under the substrate, but I've turned down the thermostat & it's now 86 above the substrate. He was eating live before I got him but I'd really like to switch him over to f/t for safety reasons
I didn't have anything else small enough on hand for a hide today so I put a toilet paper roll in his bigger hide, I know he fits in it but it's tight so I thought it might work, is that okay?

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If he's anywhere close to big enough to get stuck in it, I'd highly recommend removing the toilet paper roll immediately

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Originally Posted by Avsha531

If he's anywhere close to big enough to get stuck in it, I'd highly recommend removing the toilet paper roll immediately

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Snakes cannot get "stuck" in cardboard rolls from wrapping paper, paper towels or toilet paper: yes, they can be hard to get out when YOU want them to, but
they won't get "stuck". If they did (ie. you cannot wait for them to emerge) it's VERY easy to tear the roll open along the spiral lines where they're put together.
Of course that does destroy the roll, but they're easy to come by, eh? ;)

What you SHOULD always worry about (as far as snakes getting stuck) is something they cannot back out of because it's wider at one end (so they enter) and
gets narrower (so they can't back out). Also, materials that cannot be torn apart (like cardboard) should be carefully assessed before using: many aquarium
decorations ("castles" etc) that are designed for fish to swim thru are death traps for snakes, & also have sharp edges inside. Likewise, cholla logs are deadly.

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He was eating live before I got him but I'd really like to switch him over to f/t for safety reasons

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Right now switching is not a priority, the priority is to get the animal to eat for you at least 3 to 5 times consecutively before attempting to switch.

A well established animal that is eating for you will switch a lot easier than one that is not, trying to get an animal to adjust to his new environment and switch at the same time is just too much at once.

Update! Decided to try one more time with f/t before I go out and buy live and he took it! He is full and hiding :)

That's great! Just remember, don't handle him until he's fed several consecutive times for you...let him 'be a snake' first (focused on his instincts to feed).

Yep, I think I'm a bit too scared for him to stop eating to handle him for awhile anyways lol!

Along with limited handling, and all the other members advice.. I was just dealing with the same issues a lil while ago… as we over look sometimes very small details that can be an easy fix... look over the communication with the breeder or reach out them to see what he was eating,

May be you did already, or someone hit on the actual cause, but being fresh out of a 3 month strike with my noodle, I have him going steady now.
I thought I read F/T but it was live hoppers.. so yes Lam ate the F/T the 1st time (about 2weeks after I got him I tried the F/T again next feed, but the next 2 attempts I wasted the mice mice.. so i went back and was on hoppers. Knowing my Lam is a striker – he is still very aggressive, I know he’ll strike at the hoppers, and eventually feed. So he is on his rat hoppers rn, or adult mice if they do not have hoppers/.. but don’t get too comfortable until with the switch until its continuous, like I said 3 months of trying to wait him out to keep him on his 1^st F/T but I can wait long as he’s eating ..
as everyone has already said, get him on a consistent meal he will accept and allow him to pick up some weight at least a few months and then try.. He may not be so picky once he’s on a routine schedule.. then you hit him with: the starve an extra week or so, then you offer.. “oh I’m so hungry … (IDC) .. snatch!!! And then you have your F/T switch (BAMM!)

Not sure if anyone still cares but I've now successfully fed him f/t for the second time! Still not going to try to handle him until he's eating consistently and I understand his eating habits a bit better, but anyways, thank you all again for your help! <3

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Originally Posted by Ditto

Not sure if anyone still cares but I've now successfully fed him f/t for the second time! Still not going to try to handle him until he's eating consistently and I understand his eating habits a bit better, but anyways, thank you all again for your help! <3

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Yey !!

That's great news !!


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