New bp still won't eat! Not settling in ? Scared/shy ? Pics ...

[Eric Alan]

Make sure the rat pup is thoroughly thawed. Then heat it up with a blow drier and use a temp gun to make sure he's about 100 degrees or warmer on the head.

This. Many times BPs won't recognize f/t prey as food because their person hasn't warmed it up enough. Here's what I'd recommend:

1. Leave a rat out to thaw in the snake room for a few hours. I take mine out of the freezer in the morning and feed at night.
2. Once thawed, set a hairdryer on the bathroom counter with the thawed rat in front of it (on a paper towel, head first) like it's staring at the front of the dryer.
3. Turn the dryer on and make sure the towel and the rat don't get blown off the counter.
4. Set a timer for 5 minutes and browse the forum for a bit until your timer goes off. Once it does, your rat will be nice and toasty for your little guy.
5. Do a little zombie dance for your BP and watch in amazement as the rat becomes dinner.
6. After you do a little happy dance, come back and share your results with the group!