Quote Originally Posted by kalismami View Post
I get your point about feeding not being enrichment but rather survival; it would have been more appropriate for me to explain that it is fulfilling for me as a pet owner to watch her hunt and display her natural adaptations! I care very much about my snake and am as responsible as I can be but she is my first so I have made mistakes—feeding in another Tub was one of them but the guy I buy my rats from advised me to do so but I’m glad I have learned more from you guys. And believe me I felt terrible for releasing the rat the next day, I just panicked since it was her first time refusing food. I have also taken them back to the pet store. And the rat thawing is just gross to me, that’s all. Plus when live feeds go smoothly the process is quicker but I’m realizing that repercussion of them not going well make it not worth it. I’ll probably be moving to f/t soon—but since she is so picky right now should I wait to transition until she’s eating regularly again? I don’t mean to overwhelm you with questions, but I just find it hard to find answers to thing like this with a simple google search and don’t want to continue making mistakes
Some snakes switch to F/T right away, others it takes a little time.

Before we can answer about the switching part. How old is she? How much does she weigh? What food item is she on now (rat size)?

Then, when you are ready, we can tell you how to properly defrost and then heat and present the rodent so she thinks it's alive and is more likely to take it.

Just to be clear, it's your choice. If you think feeding live is better for you, that's fine. Just follow the safety guidelines and find proper homes/stores/etc. to take back the live rats.

It just sounds like F/T is much easier in your case, especially if your snake switches.