Hello and a little first python help

I am now trying to decide how to thaw....this is going to be yucky, not the feeding just the preparing of meal. I think use live would be preferable to me, but they say he eats frozen and I see no justification to change that if it's true....I am going to thaw it over night and try tomorrow, as a bag of warm water sounds soggy and nasty. Just got to hide the mouse in the fridge from my husband....he will go on a hunger strike over that one, lol.

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Originally Posted by Crazymonkee

Not the best pic color wise but ya can get an idea

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That helps a lot, this guy is smaller I think,. He fits in one of my hands just hanging over a little. I'll make sure to take a pic holding him next time. But that maybe a week or so.

If you let it thaw like that you still need to warm it up before feeding and most do use a cup of warm water. You can also use the hair dryer but it must be very warm not cooked but very warm

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So soggy mouse no matter what? Like body temp warm? Does it need to be some what dried too? Wiped of extra water w/ paper towels?

I put my frozen rodent in a ziplock. Put that in the warm water. Let it thaw.

After it's thawed (1 to 2 hours usually depending on size), I will usually then put the ziplock in another container of warm/hot water to increase the rodent temp above room temp. The second dip is only for 5 to 10 minutes. The rodent doesn't need to be hot, just above room temp. Helps the snake detect it and strike it.

By now it's defrosted, slightly above room temp and dry due to being in the ziplock.

Take out of ziplock and feed non-soggy rodent to BP.

I heat up a cup of water in the microwave and put the forzen rodent in it to thaw (while in a ziploc bag) and put a spoon on it to hold it down in the water, I sometimes I have reheat the water once or twice depending on rodent size and then make sure to take it out while the food is still warm, I dry mine off with a paper towl if it is damp, some snakes don't care if they are damp others do it seems if the snake takes it damp don't worry just a little more water for it. Just don't microwave the rat :)

Personally I starte my guy on rat pups live from the go and he feeds no issues. Last time I went to get a rat pup the store was out and they gave me a pretty well full grown mouse and he ate that too no issues. I find live gets the best response quickly.

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Originally Posted by trevo

Personally I starte my guy on rat pups live from the go and he feeds no issues. Last time I went to get a rat pup the store was out and they gave me a pretty well full grown mouse and he ate that too no issues. I find live gets the best response quickly.

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Trust we have no prob trying live if we need too. I do think if there's no reason to take a mousey life why do it. But both my daughter and I have a fascination w/ biology and life sicance, so feeding him live (as sick as this is ) is kind of fascinating if the need arises.

I feed live, none wasted!! I threw out a dozen f/t live and wasted close to $30 trying it. Live... no waste.
Even f/t lives have been taken, you just didn't see it happen
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Plus I found it to be a major pain the butt.
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I have no issues w/ either so I guess it will depend o what he prefers.....I wont waste money or products if her prefers live, he'll just get live. But for now I am mostly sticking w/ the frozen because that is what they say he was eating and I am sure too many changes....store- here and all isn't helping anyone, him or us, caring for him.