I've been trying to get my normal switched over since early May.
Things I've tried and had recommend.
-Thaw then heat to 100f in a temp gun.
Don't use enough heat as to cook it.
Dry = thaw at room temp then heat with a hair dryer or lamp
Wet = thaw and reheat in a ziplock bag in warm water.
- Zombie dance, with feeding forcepts make it move similar to a live one.
- leave it overnight in its enclosure
- put it in a snake bag with your bp overnight in the enclosure.
(I did't like this, she couldn't drink or thermoregulate, I ended this attempt after 3 hrs)
- rodent potpourri
A cloth bag full of dirty rodent litter set on top of their tank the morning before the attempt to get the smell in the air.
- gradual transition
Live, prekilled kicking, prekilled still, frozen overnight, then normal f/t
(mine stopped at prekilled kicking)
- assisted feeding
I can't explain how to do this safely, I had a breeder friend show me this today and it worked, after 3 months of trying she ate her first f/t today.
( my last straw before giving up and staying with pk)
*** do not starve your bp while making the transition***
My advise, and what I did is to try f/t if it didn't work (never did), wait 3 days and give what ever he will take.
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