Trying to get mom that laid eggs to eat

[WingedWolfPsion]

This has actually happened to me before but with my male pastel. He was eating f.t for a while and then suddenly stopped. I kept trying but nothing would happen, then I offered live and he gobbled it right up, and after that meal ate f.t every single time no questions asked. Sometimes I think they just need a live one to stimulate their appetite in a certain way. Have any of you noticed this as well?

Yep. Plenty of times. I actually don't bother offering FT to snakes that have been off feed for a while--I give them live, and if they're on FT, they get that for their 2nd or 3rd meal after the fast breaks. That way, I don't waste any of my FT rodents, lol.