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Re: Female BP, need help identifying the morph(s)?
 Originally Posted by newbpowner4
...I think since she seems to already not be a picky eater, like nikkubus said, as long as I am patient I think I will be able to eventually get her onto frozen/thawed. I was able to switch most of my current BPs from live mice when they were young (a few months old) so I do have experience with it. I was just a bit concerned with what Bogertophis described - the rare possibility she will not want to accept f/t over live since she is older and only known live her entire life.
But I'm more confident after nikkubus stating that given enough time/patience, it should be doable. I always make the head warmer than the body of the f/t rats when I feed them to my current snakes, although I do it with hot water (and a ziploc bag) instead of a hairdryer....
It's hard to know exactly who to blame when some ppl say their snake refused to ever switch to f/t rodents. Not everyone has the same amount of patience, & I'm glad you've had some practice & seem to know what you're getting into- I'm personally betting on you for the "win". 
As far as warming rodents- heat transfers BEST thru water, so the "very warm" water soak will get deeper, but the outside can cool off rapidly- that's where the brief blast from a blow-dryer seems to put the finishing touch on the prey so it's accepted. You might do best combining both tactics, if the warm water alone doesn't quite work.
Snakes also have their own personalities, as I'm sure you know- some will grab warmed prey, but when it doesn't "struggle" they drop it & seemingly lose interest, even if it's warm. So keep in mind there's other things you can try, like using long feeding tongs to unobtrusively tug on the rodent's tail just a bit to simulate the struggle of live prey. Other snakes read a different manual though, & prefer 'drop-feeding'- (leave it & go away). Think positive- you'll get there.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi
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