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Unexpected F/T Feeding Success
Yesterday was feeding day for the colubrids, and one didn't eat his f/t mouse, which was sitting out in a bowl prior to disposal (carpet pythons...) while I had Morimi, my baby BP out. She's been eating live, as that's what the breeder fed and the first time or two she refused f/t (after time to settle in).
Morimi wasn't due for feeding, but was clearly hunting, so I offered her the f/t mouse. She took it quite happily. The mouse was fairly bloody, which may have helped, but I have no objection to re-creating those conditions.
I'm not going to jinx it by saying she's definitely made the switch to f/t, but it looks promising. When it's time to feed Morimi again I'll probably make her mouse nice and messy, and feed her last so there's plenty of mousy-smells in the air.

Kiyohime, one of my husband's girls who eats live, was also hunting, so we'll probably try slipping her a f/t mouse as a chaser to a live one when we feed her next.
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Last edited by Prognathodon; 12-30-2015 at 01:18 PM.
0.4 BPs, 0.1 Antaresia, 2.1 Morelia, 0.0.1 Liasis, 1.0 Aspidites, 0.1 Blood, 1.1 Kings, 2.0 Milks, 1.2 Corns, 2.0 Ratsnakes, 0.1 Hognose, 1.0 RTB, 2.1 KSBs, 1.0 Tortoise, 1.0 Skink, 3.0 dogs, 2.1 Human serfs
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Congrats, I hope she continues for you!
Sounds like a good plan for Kiy too.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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