My new BP won't take F/t .. Please help!

[G.Vega]

Both were eating live rat pups when I got them..

[G.Vega]

Okay will do! thank you so much, I appreciate it.

[G.Vega]

Lmao the zombie dance that's a good one! Yes, usually grab it by the tail and wiggle it in front of them and boom! They grab it, sometimes I grab it by the neck area and I start mimicking how the pup would move and they go for it right away.

[Neal]

Thanks, but It's kinda difficult for me to go and buy a live one evey week it's beneficial for me and for the snake to feed them f/t, plus all my other snakes take f/t no problem. I'm just looking for a suggestion on how to maybe switch her over

This should always be a concern and if you're unable to take care of it's needs then you shouldn't get the snake. I'm in no way trying to be mean here, but as they're in captivity they rely on us to take care of them. Some snakes don't eat F/T, some will switch eventually. How are you heating up the f/t and what not? Here is a video of mine:

They will eat when hungry enough Mine didn't eat for 1.5 months before he took his first bite with me. After that on frozen all the time. And he was fed live before I got him.

This is absolutely not true and you shouldn't say this as advice to anybody. It's plain ignorant advice. I've seen snakes starve to death because they were stubborn eaters. Some snakes will never take rats, some will never take f/t. A ball python can/will starve itself if it's picky enough. So being that you clearly don't have a lot of experience with snakes please stop trying to offer this type of advice.

[MrLang]

Just watch its weight if you're going to try to hold out for F/T. If the weight is dropping - get the live.


I agree that you should get it eating before trying the switch. After a few feedings hopefully you'll notice the snake get up in strike pose and get a little excited when you open the cage because they have learned that they eat when you open the cage. If they start striking at the live within a second or two of dropping it in the cage, that's a great sign. The next time you go in with F/T you go about it just like you're going to feed live except don't let go of it and just wiggle it a little near or on the ground a few inches from the snake. Don't get up in its face and don't change what you do from the live feedings as much as possible.

Good luck!

[Phantomtip]

Patience. BPs require lots of patience. Even if ts inconvenient feed it live for a few meals. Get it eating then switch.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Both were eating live rat pups when I got them..

Then that's what you should continue till they get a little more weight on them.

[winglesshornet]

They will eat when hungry enough Mine didn't eat for 1.5 months before he took his first bite with me. After that on frozen all the time. And he was fed live before I got him.

NOT a good idea. First priority is to get the snake to feed (some snakes are picky and won't switch). Not starve and "hope" it would switch, which can lead to NEGLECT/CRUELTY (I'm not saying you did)

Did any snake die of hunger while trying to switch from live to frozen? Probably everyone just let it go after a while and feed live again.

Yes. I did know a snake that did die due to his owner being in the same "They will eat when hungry enough" mindset attempting to switch from live to f/t.....epic fail.

[G.Vega]

This should always be a concern and if you're unable to take care of it's needs then you shouldn't get the snake. I'm in no way trying to be mean here, but as they're in captivity they rely on us to take care of them. Some snakes don't eat F/T, some will switch eventually. How are you heating up the f/t and what not? Here is a video of mine:





This is absolutely not true and you shouldn't say this as advice to anybody. It's plain ignorant advice. I've seen snakes starve to death because they were stubborn eaters. Some snakes will never take rats, some will never take f/t. A ball python can/will starve itself if it's picky enough. So being that you clearly don't have a lot of experience with snakes please stop trying to offer this type of advice.

I am able to care for they're needs I have 8 of them and they're all are doing great. While I understand what your saying, one of my snakes got bitten by a rat and left an ugly scare and from that day on I decided that feeding f/t will be best for all my snakes. I never want to see that or for any of my snakes to go thru that again so that's my reason for switching.


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[PitOnTheProwl]

I am able to care for they're needs I have 8 of them and they're all are doing great. While I understand what your saying, one of my snakes got bitten by a rat and left an ugly scare and from that day on I decided that feeding f/t will be best for all my snakes. I never want to see that or for any of my snakes to go thru that again so that's my reason for switching.

This is why live feedings are monitored. I see too many people just drop the rat in and walk out. I feed live all the time without amy problems.