It is very important that the f/t prey be thawed and then warmed up so that your snake will take it. I thaw my small rats in a baggie in some hot water. I do this until the rat is at the appropriate temperature and then I zap the head with a hair dryer. I then present it to the snake and bam, he strikes and coils.
you can go to a local pet store, ask for wood shavings from a gerbil cage. Lets your mouse sit in a bag of these after thawing for awhile, the scent of the gerbil(ball pythons eat gerbils in their native environments) may be enough to trigger a feeding response. Make sure you warm its head with a heat lamp or a blow dryer afterward. you can try also putting him in a smaller, darker enclosure with the mouse to give him more security. i'd say put the gerbils-scented substrate into this container as well, but be weary as they could be pine or cedar shavings, and those are toxic!
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It is very important that the f/t prey be thawed and then warmed up so that your snake will take it. I thaw my small rats in a baggie in some hot water. I do this until the rat is at the appropriate temperature and then I zap the head with a hair dryer. I then present it to the snake and bam, he strikes and coils.
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