Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Right now your priority is for your animal to eat not let it get worse to the point of no return so F/T is not your priority. A well established animal (an animal that eats with consistency) will switch a lot easier than one that is not. Do not offer more than once a week, the more you offer the more it will lead to a refusal.

Fuzzies are also too small a hopper is the size you are looking for. If the animal is a fresh hatched a month or a little more it is not a consistent feeder and you MUST do everything you can to get it on track ASAP, at that age/size things can go down the hill pretty fast if not addressed.

Provide proper temps 24/7 with minimal fluctuation and no night drop, smaller enclosure, no handling, those are the 3 most important things. (I highly encourage you to make the changes I suggested above.

Also VERY IMPORTANT: BUY a thermostat and place the UTH at the bottom of the tub, there is also no need for additional light a darker environment is preferable anyway as those animals are nocturnal. Remember that without a thermostat you will end up with a burned snake whether the UTH is on the side and a reptile carpet is placed between the side or bottom of the enclosure and the snake.
Ah, they were feeding Gannon f/t at the pet place with no issue so we didnt want to suddenly switch an animal that has never been fed live to live. But if that is the way to go then we'll get some live (hoppers). She already has a thermostat and a UTH under the tub. She had those from the beginning. This is not her first snake in general. Just her first ball python. =]The temps are not fluctuating now that we switched to a tub. The temps *were* fluctuating in the viv. And it was getting up to 115 F (which is what the other site said was optimal based on their C to F conversion chart. which we now know was garbage.). The temps are now stabilized where they need to be and the humidity is *much* better. We are wondering if the temperature/humidity issue may have been what caused her to go off feeding (again, she fed well and regularly before we brought her home). Do you think we should just give her a week or two in her new setup and go from there?