Feeding (Sub)Adult Bloods Live Prey

[BT41042]

Hi BT, is the reason you switch to P/K or F/T due to feeding safety issues, convenience, or other reasons?

Once you start getting into large and jumbos - It's a safety issue...I've never had an issue with any of my Borneo's feeding response - My adults scare the crap out of me every time I feed them...LOL..And like I said I feed them F/T...I feed all my BP's live but don't feed anything over a medium rat...To much risk with large and jumbos...Just what works for me...
BT

[Petboy15]

I also feed all my Ball pythons live, but my 2 bloods and my boa get f/t. Iplan to switch my carpet to f/t eventually, but now Im just trying to get her to eat rats.

[Krazy99CL]

I remembered Kara or someone else stating that there is no need for anything bigger than small or med rats to their bloods.

Garbage disposal = bloods and sumatrans.

[BT41042]

Small and mediums wouldn't get it for my adults...But I only feed my adults about once every 10 days...But if your not careful they will get fat...Fat bloods = Slugs...
BT

[Gary Orner]

I will tell you what I do with everything in my collection and what I sell.

I offer F/T and if they will not take it I feed live. I keep doing this untill a few things happen.

the animal takes F/T

The animal is sold and the new owner knows it is on live

The animal is in my personal collection adn I have tried along time and it will not switch. Once you deal with thousands of snakes a year you learn there just are some that do not switch.

[Krazy99CL]

you learn there just are some that do not switch.

Very true.

Although I had a harder time switching(which didnt work) to f/t for my bp than my sumatran.