Quote Originally Posted by Scelery View Post
I do use a long feeding tong and I feed him at night. I put the fuzzy in a plastic bag and leave them in lukewarm water for 15mins. I always check to make sure it's completely thawed out before I offer it to him.
If the prey is cold I do heat it using a hairdryer making sure it is warm


I got this little guy off a website (I forgot the name, I'm sorry) The pictures the he showed me were of a healthy ball, but when he arrived he was basically the same weight as he is now. It makes me extremely upset knowing he's this underweight.
I'm just happy he survived the shipping process.


Thank you so much for your advice! And thank you for being so nice I appreciate it. I will lower the heat and try and wiggle the prey less
I'll also do some research on different feeding methods and how to do it properly in hopes that he will eat for me

Thank you again
I thaw rodents in water- cool water first, then very warm (not hot or boiling) briefly to warm them so they're more "lifelike". BUT, water washes off a lot of the rodent's scent- you can pinch-damage the rodent's nose with your tongs to release a little more scent- it may help your snake hit the "target" better, but most BPs need the prey to be very warm- glad you know about using a blow dryer.

Sounds to me like the seller showed you early photos when this snake was a hatchling (with decent body weight) but at 18" long, he's likely a year old, not a hatchling, & it's obvious they didn't update their photo, or you wouldn't have bought him. That's very deceptive, to say the least, & obviously they barely fed him- what some call "maintenance feeding" (just enough to keep the snake alive but not well-fed). I don't agree with this practice at all, & either way, he shouldn't look like this!

I wish you luck- this is an unfortunate way to start off with a new snake. Do keep us posted- we'll help you all that we can.