Pre killed.

[DaNeal31]

How long can you leave a pre killed rat in the tub? Got a problem feeder I want to try this with.

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[usaf21stsf]

I'll leave a pre killed in for a little over an hour at most. If it's still there to the trash it goes. My guy got frustrated yesterday (spider gene making him miss his strike) and refused to try and strike. Left it in for about 10 minutes tried again and he got it and ate it no problem.

[emilys_exotics]

It can be left overnight, just be sure it's not directly under the heat lamp. If the rat is still there the next morning, eat it for yourself. Haha just kidding(: But if it is still there, throw it out

[JoshSloane]

Yeah I second the overnight time frame.

[Slim]

You can leave it in overnight, but unless it's a very young snake, I pull it out and toss it after a couple hours.

[DaNeal31]

Ok Slim what does the age of the snake have to do with it? He's not young but you got me wondering now...

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[Slim]

Sometimes a juvenile or a young snake you're trying to switch off of live will take longer to get with the program. I've had young ones who took up to 8 hours before they decided to hit the prey.

With older established snakes, they're either gonna' eat pretty quick, or they just aren't in the mood. Leaving the prey item in there, with the associated smell, probably causes more stress than necessary.

[DaNeal31]

Ok that makes sense. I got one who's 1050g who I knew was a problem feeder when I got him. I've had him since April 24th and the breeder said he ate about 2 weeks before I got him. I am offering what they said he was eating and slightly smaller So i know it's not the size. He acts scared of it. So I thought I would try the pre killed and leave him alone with it in the dark of his tub. I know they can go awhile but I don't like it. Lol.

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[Slim]

Trust me, none of us like it. Even while urging others to be patient, I can get a little crazy when mine don't eat. Some take longer than other's to get settled in after a move. Keeping good weight records helps me determine if what I have on my hands is just a stubborn snake, or some other problem.

[cchardwick]

I'd say an hour at most, at least that's what I do. If they don't eat then they have to wait until the following week, even if they haven't eating in a long time. I always try just one prekill for my Woma, if he doesn't eat it then it goes to my banana king snake (the trash compactor). Some of my snakes are picky but my banana king snake would eat my shoe if I threw it in there, even if she was in full shed LOL. I do a mix of live, prekilled and frozen thawed. My ball pythons always get live, my king snakes get frozen thawed, and my Australian woma python gets a prekilled. Personally I don't really like prekilled, I'd rather do a live or frozen thawed, just don't really like killing it myself even though I use CO2.