Frozen Thawed question

[dsmalex97]

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?

[JeffJ]

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.

[iCandiBallPythons]

Ive used tuna juice on the rodent before and blow dry it to dry the juice.

[dsmalex97]

lol yeah I did do the zombie dance with some hemostats just the way you said, but no dice. Should I just get him a live for this week or make him go hungry for a bit?

[Vacado]

Why do you put them in a separate container to feed? Just leave them in their home tub where they'll feel more comfortable.

And yes, just let him go hungry for a bit, it won't hurt.

v

[dsmalex97]

well its actually pretty common to do that so the snake doesn't become agressive every time you open the tank. My snakes have never lead me to believe they would ever act like this, I just did it for precaution because a lot of people reccomended it. But when do you think I should try to feed him again?

[JeffJ]

Why do you put them in a separate container to feed? Just leave them in their home tub where they'll feel more comfortable.

v

well, feeding in a separate container is fully ok if done right. i do this once a week. while he eats i clean. you have to move him to clean anyways so i kill 2 birds with one stone.

my boy eats like a champ too. and don't let him go hungry if he isn't an adult. feed live if you must. i always feed live, but that's a personal preference of mine since i do take the care to do it correctly there is no risk.

[dsmalex97]

do any of you notice your snake rejecting food when they are in shed?

[JeffJ]

do any of you notice your snake rejecting food when they are in shed?

this is common, mine eats all the way through a shed but some do not.

[RWD]

I think the best way to get a snake to eat F/T is to pre feed. What I mean by that it to feed a small live mouse or rat, as soon as he has swallowed the live one introduce the F/T feeder. Both should be about half the size of a normal feeding. This has worked for me many of times on pythons and boas. Hope this helps.