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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
He ate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I told our kids mom can't feed live.
So I gave our new BP 4 week old 3 weeks to make the switch (knowing I'd never ba able to give him up, but a mom's gotta sound tough every once in a while )
Anyway, after the breeder and store owner said nope...he wasn't even remotely interested he a live only feeder I was LUCKY to find this video when I went searching.
Yes I'd already read everything I could find online, in the books etc.
But today was our first attempt. Did exactly as the video showed and BAM!!! He struck in less than 10 seconds....he'd been out looking within 5 minutes of me placing the mouse on the cage and I fed him at the 30 minute mark
Just wanted to give 8 Ball a big you are so gracious to share so that us midwestern gals have as good a shot as the pros at having healthy pythons  
THANK YOU!!!
Normal '08 BP, Rankin Beardie, Inland Beardie, Fat Tailed Gecko, Greek Tortoise, Corn Snakes, Western Hoggie, Emp. Scorpion, Fish 
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
Adam...that was a very well put together video. I enjoyed watching it... "more than once".
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
That was VERY professional and informative!!! I never thought about "prescenting" the room 30 min before feeding day. I think I'm gonna try it now.....
ALL THAT SLITHERS - Ball Python aficionado/keeper
breeder of African soft fur Rats. Keeper of other small exotic mammals.
10 sugar gliders
2 tenrecs
5 jumping spiders
paludarium with fish
Brisingr the albino
Snowy the BEL
Piglet the albino conda hognose
FINALLY got my BEL,no longer breeding snakes. married to mechnut450..
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
What about leaving the mice/rats in the same room all the time... mine are about 5 ft away from my snake tank at all times?
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
 Originally Posted by PythonKaa
What about leaving the mice/rats in the same room all the time... mine are about 5 ft away from my snake tank at all times?
I have my mice in the same room and I haven't noticed a difference from when there were no mice in the room.
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
0.0.1 normal bp (SHOGUN)
0.0.2 amel corn (KOZMO & SAM)
0.0.1 cali. kingsnake (ELVIS)

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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
how should i pre-scent with f/t???
0.0.1 normal bp (SHOGUN)
0.0.2 amel corn (KOZMO & SAM)
0.0.1 cali. kingsnake (ELVIS)

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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
 Originally Posted by nybp
how should i pre-scent with f/t???
While you are thawing it (whether it be in hot water or just thawing to room temperature) just leave it by the snakes enclosure. Make sure you get it above room temperature before you feed it though, otherwise the snake won't see it against the room temperature background.
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
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Re: 8 Ball Pythons - Feeding Lessons
Where can I get some of those tongs or clippers you use to feed the rats with...?
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