handling? thawed feeding?

[steve-and-megan]

thank for replying so quick! i handled it 4 times already, and it already ate a live mouse with no problems, and the setup in it's tank is the tank the owner gave to me, so no setup changes. i'll have some pics later today of the cage/snake thanks again

[shag]

I let mine thaw out to room temperature in the room with snake, actually leave it on a paper towel right on top of its tank and then after an hour or so warm it up with a blow dryer. The smell will drive him crazy just being in the same room, i use a pair of forceps and do a little wiggle but not much more than that. Once he gets a good taste of the sent he'll hit it.

[Blue Apple Herps]

I thaw mine in hot water from the tap. Then dry them off. The first couple of times I had to do the "mouse dance" to get them to eat it. Now all I do is put them in their feeding container and drop the mouse in there and they eat it just fine. I got lucky in that all my bps will take f/t this way.

The biggest thing is to make sure that the mouse is warm. For the first couple of times I would use forceps to do the mouse dance. Don't be frusturated though if he doesn't take it right away or at all. Good luck.