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Transition from F/T to live?
So I've come to the conclusion that live feeders are more readily accessible and a good deal cheaper in my area. My question is, how do I make the transition? Do I just offer Magnus a live prey? He's not been fed live since I got him. Does there need to be a slower transition? I'm not sure how to ease the transition from dead to live, haha. Any tips?
1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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I have found that most of my collection that have been on f/t their entire life are scared of live rats and won't even get near them. Just get something smaller than usual and throw it in there and watch closely. The smell of a live rat may confuse him as well... just watch closely and he will be fine.
Last edited by Coopers Constrictors; 05-23-2013 at 11:40 AM.
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Yo, buy them and kill them
http://diyco2euthanizekit.blogspot.c...e-kit.html?m=1
cheap and effective, it takes little effort to put together and you don't need to worry about them hurting the snake or paying the e tra for the frozen.
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Re: Transition from F/T to live?
 Originally Posted by Coopers Constrictors
I have found that most of my collection that have been on f/t their entire life are scared of live rats and won't even get near them. Just get something smaller than usual and throw it in there and watch closely. The smell of a live rat may confuse him as well... just watch closely and he will be fine.
He's only a year or so (I've had him since 2 or 3 months), so I'm wondering if it'll affect him that way. I guess no harm no foul. Of course I'll watch him closely, what's the general rule of thumb, 15-20 minutes, right?
Originally Posted by Mr Oni
I was considering this as well. It's simple enough to euthanize, I would just need to find somewhere to supply CO2. Couldn't be that hard, I imagine.
EDIT: Looked a little further into this option, thanks Oni! This looks actually really cheap and simple.
Last edited by Archimedes; 05-23-2013 at 12:14 PM.
1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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I also agree to try with a smaller meal than usual just because they are usually afraid of live after eating f/t. the CO2 chamber is also a good idea
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