Advice On First Feed?

[BigBlue56]

Thanks Big Blue. I'm alot calmer now that he ate last night. I appreciate the advice on how to prepare the mouse. I'll try it when I try to make the switch. I've been told that I should feed him a couple times live before I switch him over. So in a couple of weeks....we do the mouse dance again

Great to know TB!

Glad to hear it.

Personally, my snake was feeding live when I bought him and I immediately tried to get him on F/T. The first attempt didnt work well (in hindsight, I also didnt heat up the mouse, which is VERY important for them to be able to "see" the heat signature).

I heard about feeding live just to get it to eat, but as long as the husbandry things are right, I dont see a problem with trying F/T.

My fear was not being able to make the switch and have my guy get "attached" to eating live.

Good luck in the future. Glad to know your baby fed last night.

[Twoboyz]

My fear was not being able to make the switch and have my guy get "attached" to eating live.

I know I am worried about him getting hooked on live too, but other's have said that since he's still young (about 3 months) it shouldn't be a problem. Other than that, the temp is around 91 deg with humidity between 60-70%, with two little hides, one on each side. So I think I have everythign covered. I think the problem was a cold mouse.

Take care!

[Twoboyz]

Hi everyone. Just an update here. Thanks to all your good advice and also some good advice from The Chicago Reptile House, Creed has been on f/t for about a month now and eating like a champ. Can't believe we ever had a problem.

Here's the trick that finally did it. We were told by a nice guy at The Chicago Reptile House to warm up the mouse and touch it's nose to the heat lamp bulb for a few seconds. Worked like a charm.

Thanks again guys. My little Creed is getting bigger and I'm one happy ball python mommy

[Scott19]

I'm glad everything worked out! I will be getting my ball python soon and I'm so excited!

[alohareptiles]

Congrats...Now that you made it over the hump...Get ready for the addiction to start...First Balls, then breeding, then jump into Carpets, then Burms, then become a part of the world of Tics...

[Twoboyz]

Grats to you Scott. BPs are the best. Our little guy has the greatest disposition. We just love him!

Thanks Pandp. I know, the addiction has already gotten to me. As of last week I'm the proud owner of an anery red tail boa. We love her too. We had our first feed two days ago and it was like night and day. She snapped up that mouse in an instant! How nice that was.

Take care. Thanks for the well wishes everyone.

[alohareptiles]

Thanks Pandp. I know, the addiction has already gotten to me. As of last week I'm the proud owner of an anery red tail boa. We love her too. We had our first feed two days ago and it was like night and day. She snapped up that mouse in an instant! How nice that was.

Beautiful...Moving up to a RTB (red tail boa) already, perfect ...They are great, I raised and bred those for years...You're right on target for another bigger snake in a short period of time...I can't wait to see you jump in and fully enjoy this world...Feel free to reach out anytime...What little knowledge I have I'm always willing to pass on..