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How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Hello,
I'm looking to buy my first BP, and because I'm interested in a particular morph and I only have a couple options.
Option 1: feeds one feeds on F/T MICE
Option 2: feeds on LIVE RAT
Both snakes are around the 150 gram range.
I want to feed my pet f/t rats, which snake do you think is most likely to make the transition?
If worse came to worse, I would rather feed live rats, opposed to owning a snake that exclusively eats mice.
Whats your advice? Thank You.
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I would pick the one eating F/T already. Then you can switch him to F/T Rats.
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I agree. Buying a BP that's already eating F/T will be your best bet, especially with your first BP.
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Re: How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Originally Posted by Craiga 01453
I agree. Buying a BP that's already eating F/T will be your best bet, especially with your first BP.
Originally Posted by RickyNY
I would pick the one eating F/T already. Then you can switch him to F/T Rats.
Basically, y'all are saying that it's much easier to switch from f/t mice to f/t rats, than from live rats to f/t rats?
Have y'all ever had problems with switching a snake over from mice to rats?
I'm worried I could end up with a snake that eats exclusively mice.
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Re: How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Originally Posted by PartySnake13
Basically, y'all are saying that it's much easier to switch from f/t mice to f/t rats, than from live rats to f/t rats?
Have y'all ever had problems with switching a snake over from mice to rats?
I'm worried I could end up with a snake that eats exclusively mice.
That’s not the end of the world for a BP..
I have some that will only eat two ofr three XL / Jumbo mice ..
They have the same nutritional value as rats but it’s easier giving them one rat than multiple mice if they’re strike feeders only . It’s no hardship if they are drop feeders ..
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Re: How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Originally Posted by PartySnake13
Basically, y'all are saying that it's much easier to switch from f/t mice to f/t rats, than from live rats to f/t rats?
Have y'all ever had problems with switching a snake over from mice to rats?
I'm worried I could end up with a snake that eats exclusively mice.
There are "mousers" out there, but they're few and far between.
F/T is preferred for many reasons:
1) it's safer for your snake
2) much easier to source and can be bought in bulk
3) much cheaper than live
You'll be better off switching from F/T mice to F/T rats than trying to switch from live to F/T.
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It's not as if we can perfectly predict this for you...snakes, & especially BPs, can be pretty opinionated, & mice and rats just smell vastly different, so while one snake might switch easier from f/t mice to f/t rats, another might switch easier from live rats to f/t rats.
Personally, if I was seriously interested in the one taking live rats, I'd ask the seller to offer him a f/t rat & see if he takes it. That way you can rule out the stress of re-homing that may influence ALL snakes to refuse ANY prey offered...and of course, you have to hope the seller is honest about the snake's reaction too, but it's worth a shot.
Another thing to consider: many snakes will switch easier from live to fresh-killed, and THEN later you can switch from fresh kill to f/t.
BTW, I'd advise against keeping ANY snake on live prey, mice OR rats, but especially rats! As they grow up, they are formidable opponents that fight back effectively & sooner or later your snake is likely to be injured enough to need a vet, or worse yet, be the victim.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 04-15-2020 at 02:16 PM.
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Re: How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Originally Posted by PartySnake13
Hello,
I'm looking to buy my first BP, and because I'm interested in a particular morph and I only have a couple options.
Option 1: feeds one feeds on F/T MICE
Option 2: feeds on LIVE RAT
Both snakes are around the 150 gram range.
I want to feed my pet f/t rats, which snake do you think is most likely to make the transition?
If worse came to worse, I would rather feed live rats, opposed to owning a snake that exclusively eats mice.
Whats your advice? Thank You.
My advice (and I wish I would of realized this a couple years ago) would skip the BP and go with something like a BOA who doesn't refuse a meal. But that's not really good advice since this is a BP site and your heart is set on a BP. I'll just give you my experience on feeding a BP. It was really tough for me to switch from F/T mice to F/T rats and I almost gave up. But I was persistent and tried a lot of tricks. I think the most helpful trick for me was covering the F/T rat in dirty mouse bedding to get the scent of a mouse just before offering. It seemed to work and helped me get over that hump. Now I just deal w/ the normal BP meal refusals while my BOA gobbles everything offered to him. Good luck!
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Thank you everyone for the input,
I ended up purchasing the snake that currently feeding on F/T mice.
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Re: How difficult is it to switch a BP's food type?
Originally Posted by PartySnake13
Thank you everyone for the input,
I ended up purchasing the snake that currently feeding on F/T mice.
Cool cool!! .
You'll have to share some pics once he/she has arrived and settled in.
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