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Ok. I have recently been trying to convert my snakes over to f/t. Now it seems like my normal girl will take it as long as I leave her in the enclosure, she seems to get nervous when I put her in a seperat bin. My other one (pastel male) didn't take yesterday though. 2 weeks ago though he took it so fast, didn't even think twice. He was in a seperate bin too, which I did yesterday but he didn't go for it in there. So I put him back in his bin with his hide, and waited like 5 min while keeping the f/t warm. He deffinately smelled it cuz he was nosing around outside his hide, but when I offered it to him he didn't take. If it was live he would destroy it though thats the thing. I know hes hungry, but I don't get why he would take it so easily one time and then not this time. I know BP's are finicky but I'm just wondering what I should do in terms of converting him the easist way. He's also going through shed, but that has never stopped him from eating. Any ideas?
do the zombie dance with some tongs or hemostats, great the F/T bu the scruff behind the neck and dance it about 4-6" away from your python. also try dipping it in almost boiling water this will get the temp up and they will see it better. also if you feed in a separate enclosure offer a hide, my BP will not eat unless i offer a hide place him in it and then present the Food item.