Couple First Time Feeding Questions

[Snakemom85]

How hot was the rat? Blow it with a blow dryer until it is 100 degrees then off it immediately. If he shows interest but doesn't stole at it within a few seconds you might have to heat it up again then offer. If he still doesn't strike get it really warm again and drop it in front of him ( not too close) sometimes they won't strike because of the tongs.

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[wonderwhitters]

How hot was the rat? Blow it with a blow dryer until it is 100 degrees then off it immediately. If he shows interest but doesn't stole at it within a few seconds you might have to heat it up again then offer. If he still doesn't strike get it really warm again and drop it in front of him ( not too close) sometimes they won't strike because of the tongs.

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Starting to think maybe i didn't have it warm enough for him. I used hot water and put him in a bag and then held it under the CHE for a few prior. I'll try the blow dryer. Thank you!

[ballpythonsrock2]

Starting to think maybe i didn't have it warm enough for him. I used hot water and put him in a bag and then held it under the CHE for a few prior. I'll try the blow dryer. Thank you!

With what you have mentioned here I don't think the problem was you didn't get it hot enough. It is more likely you cooked the feeder too much. It is very easy to do. I have done it. I have had the belly pop open with a awful smell. No wonder my snake wouldn't eat it.

I myself prefer to let the feeder air thaw out for 2 of hours sitting on the enclosure letting the smell of the feeder entice my snake. I lay it belly up and after 2 hours I check it and if the belly is nice and soft and pliable (if not I check every 15 min.) then I heat it up with just the hair dryer. I use to use a heat bulb and dome but I found it is way to easy to over heat (cook) it.

If you want to thaw in water instead of using hot water I would use cool faucet water. Which doesn't take long to thaw.