Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
You've thawed it completely in the fridge, right? I'd submerge it in very warm water for a few minutes to help it warm up inside, then quickly blot off the water
on a paper towel & blast w/ hairdryer RIGHT before you offer it using tongs. Hopefully your snake is peeking out of hidebox? Using the tongs, give the rat a slight
wiggling motion so the motion + warmth signals "live rat" to the snake & they're grab it from the tongs. Do NOT make it seem like the rat is coming AT the snake-
make it look like it's cluelessly passing by where the snake is, as many snakes are turned off by what appears to be an overly-bold rat coming AT them. Watch the
snake's reactions to everything you do...you want to repeat what works. Some snakes will only eat a stationary prey item under cover of darkness (overnight) &
for best results (in case yours isn't a "grabber") you should have done this at night in dim light...that's when they prefer to hunt & feed. Shy snakes...good luck!

Rat is in the fridge. I took it out last night. I'll aim to feed her around 9 or 10 as from what I've observed over the last week, she seems to be active around that time.