Quote Originally Posted by KatStoverReptiles View Post
I would offer every 2 weeks like has been suggested.

I refreeze once and have done so with no problems. After that, though, the prey goes to someone I *know* will eat it.

I had a male go 6.5 months last year without eating. Only lost <200g. Drove me nuts but he came back around.

Just keep up on your husbandry and he'll eat when he's hungry. If you're getting desperate in a few months or he seems to be losing weight quickly, you can cave in and try offering live. However if you don't have a pet shop that will take returns, you don't have anyone else to feed it to, or you don't have a humane way to dispatch it, you may end up with a new pet.

1.) As far as re-freezing goes....

This is the second reply on here in a row that states it okay but everything but every other post I have read on this site pretty much say it's not a good thing to do.

If Snickers is going to be okay I certainly wouldn't mind re-freezing a rat ONE TIME and then offering it again but I'm scared to do so.

2.) I could NEVER feed live because first and foremost I would be scared of Snickers being bitten but I also know if I feed live Snickers will never eat F/T again. I also don't feel like hearing a rat scream as it is strangled to death.

I would sooner seek out a person who owns many snakes and reptiles and give Snickers and all of the equipment away for free rather than feed Snickers live prey because I while do care very much about Snickers but I just CAN'T cope with feeding Snickers live prey.(That being said I don't think it will come to that...I'm guessing Snickers will eat again soon enough.)