Testing the waters again to see if I lost money on a frozen small/medium rat. Got a hit, Yes!!! Kept cycling the rat between select BP the can accept that size. Great, so go get a thawed weaned. Kicked on the hair drayer since my ceramic heat emitter that I use to heat the thawed up has been acting funny lately. Warmed the weaned rat up had no luck on the switch over. I’ve tried many tricks like throwing a live weaned in the tub and when the ball picks up on it I’ll go in with the heated thawed rat while sneaking the live weaned out. there is interest for several Seconds as I imitating the weaned moving around. but then the interest is lost. The BP I’m referring to are the one I purchased from an individual or breeder.


All my newborns after their first shed automatically get a thawed with no problem, then a live, then back to thawed so they are used to both.


I know it’s gonna take time and patience to switch them over to eating both live and F/T. I know every snake is different and what it may take. Weather is trickery, switcharoo, waiting a couple extra weeks etc, etc.


What I’m searching for is those of you who have successfully got your snake to finally eat thawed rats, what method did you find out worked. Maybe I could try giving that a shot see which one takes the bait.


Not saying this in a bad way, but is does get old having to drive close to 22 miles to a breeder. Buy 2 weeks worth of variety size rats. I buy an extra week just in case something happens and the rat breeder has a shortage. Then if a few BP or more refuse a meal then what’s left over out grows and have to box and drop in the deep freeze.