Quote Originally Posted by salt View Post
There is nothing wrong with feeding frozen if she takes it. If that is what you'd like to feed then you should give it a shot. Heat it up well, use tongs/hemostats and "walk" the mouse around like its alive a short distance in front of her face. For one of my snakes that I switched to f/t I had to heat the mouses head to a higher temperature than its body for the first few feedings. Its theorized that this more naturally mimics the heat signature of a mouse. Whether it is true or not I don't know, all I know is it worked for me. I'm unsure what you meant by Please don't feed your snake string.

Also you should be prepared to feed live if she wont adapt to frozen/thawed. I've always been able to switch them but I've heard there are some that just wont do it.

I met attaching a string to the tail that's loose enough to pull off but so I can move the mouse around making it appear alive. I didn't know what else I would use but tongs are a great suggestion. Thank you so much!

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Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
Hi,

Frozen/ Thawed prey is fine for your snake if it will eat it - I have never used anything else in the last 20 years.

Heating the head of it once defrosted is important so your plan should work. Though it may take several attempts for her to agree with you.

At her size I would say she is capable of eating a small rat so you can also try her on those - though you can get F/T ASF's as well from some companies.


dr del
How would I heat the head?