I am so excited! After seven failed weeks, my (almost) 1 year old ball python ate his first rat! I have been trying every feeding to get him to eat a rat. He has had f/t mice since he hatched. I really really didn't want to give him live, but this was going to be my last attempt of feeding him f/t rats before I tried a live one. I let it thaw in the same bag with a small mouse right above his habitat. I offered the rat first, but he didn't go for it. I then offered the mouse, and he took it at once. I gave him just a few minutes, and offered the rat again. He didn't take it again. Finally, I made a small cut in the side of the rat, left it in his habitat on the opposite end for a minute, and then offered it to him. He took it no problem! I am so proud of him! (And THRILLED I don't have to go to live!)
Just had to brag...
Yeah I'm THAT kind of Harry Potter fan
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