Another "my bp is not eating" thread

[Zincubus]

7 or 8 goes really? I always give up after 3-4 thinking it's a lost cause. Maybe I need to be more patient

They tend to get more and more interested with each warm up .. makes sense to just keep going
Once you taste success your confidence in the method grows of course..

If there is no interest at all , not even tongue flicking / tasting then I leave it for a week or so

Just remember to heat then offer the same second - have it in the tongs whilst warming ....

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[zina10]

In the many years I've fed frozen thawed I never had a issue with the rodents being "wet". The bagging is just to much work and it insulates the rodent quite a bit from getting "hot". The blow dryer is just to time consuming for me.

I thaw in cold water for a few hours and when getting ready to feed I dump the cold water and add hot water (not boiling hot of course) After 10 minutes I dump that and add hot water again. That is usually enough for rat weanlings and small rats. Medium and large rats get another "dump and add hot water, so 3 times) Really small rodents, mouse hoppers, rat fuzzies and pups get 2 x 5 minutes.

I have special square cheap white towels. They are only for snake feeding. I wrap the hot/wet rodents in a towel and carry them from the utility sink in my laundry room to the snake rack. By the time I get there most water is absorbed and the rodents are still very warm. I usually have another towel with me and give each rodent a quick "rub" to fluff the hair a bit. They sure still smell of rodent and they are nice and very warm, through and through. Offer and WHAMMO.

So far I've found that the quickest and easiest method of frozen thawed feeding after lots of experimenting around.

I let those towels air dry in the garage and when I have 4 or 6 used ones, I wash them separate on a short / hot cycle in the washing machine. Much easier then using rolls and rolls of paper towels or messing about with baggies and whatnot. I'm done feeding everyone in 30 minutes, and most of that time is simply waiting on rodents to warm up in the water.

[Zincubus]

In the many years I've fed frozen thawed I never had a issue with the rodents being "wet". The bagging is just to much work and it insulates the rodent quite a bit from getting "hot". The blow dryer is just to time consuming for me.

I thaw in cold water for a few hours and when getting ready to feed I dump the cold water and add hot water (not boiling hot of course) After 10 minutes I dump that and add hot water again. That is usually enough for rat weanlings and small rats. Medium and large rats get another "dump and add hot water, so 3 times) Really small rodents, mouse hoppers, rat fuzzies and pups get 2 x 5 minutes.

I have special square cheap white towels. They are only for snake feeding. I wrap the hot/wet rodents in a towel and carry them from the utility sink in my laundry room to the snake rack. By the time I get there most water is absorbed and the rodents are still very warm. I usually have another towel with me and give each rodent a quick "rub" to fluff the hair a bit. They sure still smell of rodent and they are nice and very warm, through and through. Offer and WHAMMO.

So far I've found that the quickest and easiest method of frozen thawed feeding after lots of experimenting around.

I let those towels air dry in the garage and when I have 4 or 6 used ones, I wash them separate on a short / hot cycle in the washing machine. Much easier then using rolls and rolls of paper towels or messing about with baggies and whatnot. I'm done feeding everyone in 30 minutes, and most of that time is simply waiting on rodents to warm up in the water.

That sounds great and it clearly works for you ... mine don't always grab it the first time though so the bonus of the hairdryer method is that if/when they ignore or simply miss the strike you can immediately give it a 5- 10 second blast and offer instantly again , then repeat as many times as it takes. ..


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[zina10]

That sounds great and it clearly works for you ... mine don't always grab it the first time though so the bonus of the hairdryer method is that if/when they ignore or simply miss the strike you can immediately give it a 5- 10 second blast and offer instantly again , then repeat as many times as it takes. ..


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Yup, I've had to do that a lot with the stubborn hatchlings. I never re-use the water method. The hair dryer DOES work, esp. if you have the ones that don't go for it right away and have to "think about it". LOL.

[Miss_lestrange]

Sadly the little :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: didn't eat. First I tried the hair dryer thing, but it just didn't get warm, so then I just dumped the mouse in warm water and then dried it, but Luciano showed only a little interest but didn't strike. He did get all excited though and wanted to come out of his terrarium, so I kept trying to offer the mouse, sadly he preferred sitting on my lap over eating a mouse.
I left it again overnight but he refused to eat it.

I'm thinking about putting him in a tube to test out if he feels more comfortable (I first want to make sure that the fasting isn't caused by a mistake in my set up), and if that doesn't work...well then he's just being a little idiot.

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[Zincubus]

Sadly the little :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: didn't eat. First I tried the hair dryer thing, but it just didn't get warm, so then I just dumped the mouse in warm water and then dried it, but Luciano showed only a little interest but didn't strike. He did get all excited though and wanted to come out of his terrarium, so I kept trying to offer the mouse, sadly he preferred sitting on my lap over eating a mouse.
I left it again overnight but he refused to eat it.

I'm thinking about putting him in a tube to test out if he feels more comfortable (I first want to make sure that the fasting isn't caused by a mistake in my set up), and if that doesn't work...well then he's just being a little idiot.

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When you say the hairdryer doesn't warm the mouse up ... do you mean it's not warm too touch as it doesn't have to be too hot ... we are 98.4 so if it feels warm to touch it may be over 100F which is probably warm enough to get a strike at least . From the feedback I've seen it looks as though many try it once maybe twice and give up but it sometimes takes 7 or 8 or more warm ups and offerings ...

Another mistake is warming up the mouse/rat and taking too long to get it under he snakes nose ...


For anyone else ..

Feed evenings , low lighting , hold the nose in tongs , blast for 5 to 10 seconds on hot setting then dangle it under the snake's nose INSTANTLY..

Many like mine will only strike from UNDER their hides so dangle it at the hide entrance when they are inside .




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[Zincubus]

That last but one section ...

Hold the MOUSE in tongs not the NOSE .... that would be daft


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