Problem feeders

[bradthebanker]

Yeah i attempt to feed once a week not any sooner. No i didn't quarantine them they have no signs of sickness and the person I got them from is a good friend of mine and hasn't had any sick one's in his snake room till he knows that they are well and I trust him with it. I'm going to try and put some crumpled paper in their totes and maybe put a black piece of paper in front of the opening so they don't see me when I go into the room and maybe try again in two weeks

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[Kaorte]

Sounds like a good plan. Do you have access to ASFs?



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[bradthebanker]

Yeah i have some actually I just don't want to use them because they say if they get on asf they won't go back to rats

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[Kaorte]

Yeah i have some actually I just don't want to use them because they say if they get on asf they won't go back to rats

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I'd really like to know who "they" are. I feed all my snakes ASF and have no problems getting them to switch back to F/T rats. It has little to do with the ASF and more to do with just ball pythons being picky feeders in general. If you have a picky snake, it isn't going to matter what you offer it. The type of feeder isn't going to impact its pickiness.

Give the ASF a try.

I see this misconception all the time that ASFs are like crack to ball pythons, but I really have never heard of any study or evidence that suggests that once they have an ASF they will eat nothing else. Probably because it isn't true.

[bradthebanker]

Ok ill try that. Should I prekill the asf first because I know that they can get rather nasty and may injure the snake?

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[Kaorte]

Ok ill try that. Should I prekill the asf first because I know that they can get rather nasty and may injure the snake?

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I feed 30 live Asf a week and I've only had one minor injury. Just don't leave the Asf in there longer than 30 min and it won't be able to do enough damage.

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[Annarose15]

I'm sure they are comfortable with the space because I have a male lesser pastel the same size in the same size container with the same hide and water bowl And he has no problems at all feeding.

So....by this logic, I should love fried liver because my neighbor does?

30 days is only 4 weeks, which means you either have been offering more than the once a week like you stated or haven't offered anything for more than one week in a row. Clutter up the tub and stop switching things up at every feeding, and especially don't move them just to try to feed them.

[bradthebanker]

Ok thats good to hear that they are not as bad as I thought. Are they more nutritious than rats?

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[Kaorte]

I don't think they are any more or less nutritious.