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ohh belive me, i did too the first time i did it. Trust me, it gets alot easier after a few times you do it.

Thats just one more reason to get on F/T no whacking !!! :D

well i did it and i feel bad it started to shake after the first one so i figured i hurt it so i hit it harder i think next time im going to have my dad do it.I felt so guilty.i hope it gets easier

Yes, they tend to shake for a little bit before they die.

If your dad is willing to do it for you thats cool, but a little expierance under your belt wouldent hurt,lets say your snake only eats P/K and refuses F/T well thats fine as long as your dads around but eventually you will move away ( im guessing) and your dad might not be there, whos going to kill the mice, and eventually Rats ?

But after your snake gets onto pre killed it should be very easy to switch over to frozen-thawed. Good luck :D

well thank you ill just have to do it myself i do plan to move out when im done with college.and i cant call my dad all the time to do it so your right.thank you for your help

Ohh no prob :D anything you need im sure people are more than happy to answer.

one more ? my snake has RI and is being treated for it do you think maybe thats another reason why hes not eating right now??

Hmm, it may be, im sure a RI is stressful and even a little bit of stress can make a BP refuse a meal.

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Originally Posted by weezerlovedme

one more ? my snake has RI and is being treated for it do you think maybe thats another reason why hes not eating right now??

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Thats a pretty darn good reason for not eating. How are your temps and humidity? How busy of an area is your setup in? How long have you had him, and have you given him the proper "get used to my new surroundings" time? What are you trying to feed him?

Ive had him for about 3 days now i left him in his cage and took him out once for the trip to the vet.The temps are at 85-90 and i dont know about the humidity i have to get soemthing for that tomorrow morning.I have one hide and one water dish,i need to get another hide.I thought you needed one but i heard on the web site two is best for both sides of the tank.Im not trying to mess with him to much im trying not to stress him becuase of the RI and the visit to the vet.I want him to get used to it.I want to add stuff to it but i thinkim going to wait till his RI clears up.I tried to freed him live and he wouldnt take it.He looked at it funny.and got really scared so in a about a week im going to try f/t and if that dont work im going to try p/k

Keep the enclosure a few degrees warmer than usual (i.e. 83-93 instead of 80-90), have the humidity fairly high, make sure you have lots of clean drinking water available, and leave it alone as much as possible.

You will also want to feed live or pre-killed, as frozen/thawed have less vitamin C and your snake will need all it can get.

One of my big females had an RI when I first got her... she wouldn't eat the first few days, but took a gerbil and and a bunch of mice (her previous owner had fed her gerbils and mice) and has had a great feeding response ever since... switched to frozen/thawed rats no problem.