Could this mean he prefers frozen now?

[danielwilu2525]

Last few meals Sammy skipped. He seemed really interestwd but would always be startled by the rat and not strike anymore and attempt to escape. Next meal should i offer a f/t rat?

[SKO]

Have you fed frozen before? By attempt to escape, what do you mean?

[danielwilu2525]

Have you fed frozen before? By attempt to escape, what do you mean?

By running away from the rat. He has fed before with the breeder, not with me though. I've only offered frozen once. Live is stressing him out. Just in case anyone asks, his temps are perfect. Ambient is constant 78, humidity is 68-72, and hotspot is 88-90.

[SKO]

Did he eat the frozen for you the one time you offered it? Is the prey an appropriate size? My female used to be on live but once I started pre killing them I guess she realized she could be lazy and not have to do the grunt work so it's possible you're snake is doing the same thing lol. One time I fed my female live again after having fed pre killed a few times and she thought she would just start trying to swallow the rat with out constricting or anything... Rat moved so she freaked but immediately wrapped it up. It was pretty funny to watch

[danielwilu2525]

He did not eat the frozen, and the prey size is appropriate. I'll try again with frozen. When should I offer again? I offered him today but he didn't take the live.

[SKO]

Wait until next feed day. Try the frozen and see what happens, especially if you are trying to make the permanent switch to frozen. Not sure of your feeding techniques but if you want to stay feeding live, you can try to make it as dark in the room as possible so it feels more comfortable and you can also pre scent the room.

[Zincubus]

Yep I'd wait about 7 days to let him settle , so no handling or anything and try this ;-
This method WORKS if done properly ...
I wait until evening as they're nocturnal of course . I let the rodent thaw out in the reptile room so they get the smell ..
Then I warm up the mouse / rat with a hairdryer and offer with tongs IMMEDIATELY whilst still warm . If refused simply repeat the heating and offering as many times as needed. .
A couple of mine will only strike feed from within their hides so I dangle the warm rodent in front of the hide's entrance - usually works but if it fails simply reheat the rodent with a hairdryer and immediately offer again whilst it's still warm , continue until it's grabbed ...
I always wait until evenings to feed as they're nocturnal of course .

Incidentally , if it shows no interest at all not even a tongue flicker maybe it's best to leave for a week or so.

By all means try LIVE if that fails but it's a proven method so nothing lost . Just follow the instructions as the rodent MUST be warm when offered

Good luck whatever you decide !

[Lizardlicks]

New girl I have is skittish. Doesn't seem to like having an audience. She was acting afraid of the mouse she was offered last night until I backed off a little bit and watched from a couple feet away, then she went right for it. Some snakes are just nervous eaters, and you have to make sure they feel secure before they'll eat.

[Zincubus]

New girl I have is skittish. Doesn't seem to like having an audience. She was acting afraid of the mouse she was offered last night until I backed off a little bit and watched from a couple feet away, then she went right for it. Some snakes are just nervous eaters, and you have to make sure they feel secure before they'll eat.

Yes , that's certainly the case with my two new hatchlings .. Anerythristic Sand boa and the Blonde Phase Trans Peco rat snake .

I leave a warmed up pinkie on a piece of card in their little vivs and check back an hour later , they only eat in the evenings as well .


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