Switching live to F/T question

[kc81]

Hi ive just aquired an 18 month old bp male that ive been told has been eating both live and f/t. Im trying to feed f/t only. He hasnt taken on his first 2 feeding dates. Should i give him a live one or would that make him less likely to take f/t next time. or just keep offering f/t till he eats it. he tagged it 3 times but quickly released on the 2nd attempt.

[CBI]

Does he have a hide? Did he have one before?

Is he going into shed?

How is the temperature in his cage?

It may not be a huge factor but, How were the f/t meals presented to him,,,, by the tail, tongues?

You may be thinking the right thing by waiting a few more days before you offer him food,,, I had a similar situation with an adult male that fed on f/t and when I got him he stopped eating. I offered him live, f/t, pre-killed but he did not take a meal for 9 months until one night that I placed a pre-killed rat in his cage like many attempts before and he finally ate... Good luck!

[mozbink]

Hi ive just aquired an 18 month old bp male that ive been told has been eating both live and f/t. Im trying to feed f/t only. He hasnt taken on his first 2 feeding dates. Should i give him a live one or would that make him less likely to take f/t next time. or just keep offering f/t till he eats it. he tagged it 3 times but quickly released on the 2nd attempt.

I have found the key to getting them to take the F/T is pre-scenting the room. The best way by far that I have experimented with is warming the prey up next to the cage with a hair dryer. 30 seconds per side. It drives my snakes crazy. I actually have to be careful as they are jumping out of the cage when I open it to get after the prey........

[WingedWolfPsion]

No, feeding live won't make him less likely to take FT. The most important thing is to get him eating, and then worry about what he's eating later.