Hello. This is my first post. I am about to adopt my first ball python, and I am very excited! I own 4 corn snakes and I absolutely love them! I am getting him from a woman whose husband owned the python but recently passed away. It is 5 years old and comes with all the equipment. So here is my problem- I have all of my corn snakes on f/t mice, and it's oh so convenient. The woman is insisting that the python will not eat frozen thawed rats. Is there any way this can be changed? Can I somehow "simulate" alive-ness by warming properly and wiggling etc? I just can't imagine that a hungry snake is going to be that picky. I really have no problem feeding live, it's just that the feed store is really far to drive to, and I prefer stocking up. Any advice? Do I just need to quit my whining and give it what it wants? Or are there any tricks to weening him off live? I'd really like to save the gas money and travel time, and I definitely don't want live rats living in my house. My son will start naming them. Anyway, glad to be here! Looking forward to your input!