How is your BP's feeding response?

Abuja had an awful response, then he had a great one, then he fasted for the winter, and now he's eating wonderfully again. He's off and on more often than Ross and Rachel.

2 BPs. First one was fussy for the first 2 weeks, we had to leave the mouse in the enclosure (F/Ts). They we changed our heating method. We now use a clay feeder pot from petsmart, you heat the water for 2 mins in the microwave and then put the mouse on a landing over the hot water and close the lid. 5 - 7 mins later its ready.
Since then not a problem.
The new snake has struck and took the mouse no problem the 2 times hes been fed so far.

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Originally Posted by wax32

Female pastel: eats F/T everytime with a big strike

male pin: eats F/T most times but refuses when blue or near blue, mostly big strikes but sometimes I need to leave the rat in there for a while

male normal: ate great for a year, now hasn't eaten in 14 months

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wowwwwwwwwwww 14 months?!!?

My two favorites are both hitting the 1000 gram wall and haven't been eating. We've been having sort of a weird beginning to summer, it's staying overcast which is really out of the ordinary, so I'm hoping that's the reason.

I have one in particular that has never refused a meal. But at the same time he doesn't strike obviously constrict either. But he has and or is ready to take a shot at me just about every chance he gets, hence the name Triggers. I have done everything I can to his F/T M rats besides feed him live (that's not something I'm willing to do), to get him to strike and I get nothing. So I lay his food down, come back later and its gone.

I guess he figures the foods is already dead, :rolleyes: so why not save his energy for me. I haven't been tagged yet :please: but I think that's because I expect it. So I'm way more cautious around him since he's the largest and seems to be waiting for me to slip up.