just bought live mice my bps wont eat

[stevenw]

what should i do with the mice? should i throw them outside? freeze them? kill them than freeze them?? thanks for the input!!

[WakoNako]

If your snakes normally eat f/t 's then kill them (humanely) and freeze them for next week

[stevenw]

neither of my snakes have eaten yet. thats why i tried the live! I should have specified more!!

~steven~

[iCandiBallPythons]

How long have you had them? Whats your setup?

[stevenw]

i have had them for 1 and a half months now, i have them in sweater boxes with paper towel and a water dish... nothing fancy!!

[WakoNako]

When our BP wouldnt eat, we just left the mouse (f/t) in the cage over the heat mat over night, by morning it was gone. Two more weeks of that and he was eating out of the tongues.

[stevepoppers]

What do you mean by sweater box? A plastic tub for clothes storage? Do you have a heat source?

[stevenw]

the bos is 17x23x5.75 inches, and im hoping to get heat tape soon!! its already like high 70s in my room where the snakes are

[musicalKeyes]

the bos is 17x23x5.75 inches, and im hoping to get heat tape soon!! its already like high 70s in my room where the snakes are

So you're saying their temperature is high 70s? You need to read the care sheet. low 80s is as low as their temp should go, and 91 or 2 is their perfect high temperature. You better hope they don't eat, because at that temperature you're going to get regurges.

[stevepoppers]

Yeah, they definitely won't eat if they're that cold. Get that flexwatt asap, and a THERMOSTAT! And read the caresheet, link is in sig. Oh, and I ask about the box because I hope it's secure so you don't lose them.