I don't like feeding live, unless I have to. All of my snakes accept for one eat f/t. I have an African Rock Python that is a bit over 4 feet long who used to take f/t but now he won't. I tryed moving the f/t rat in front of him, tryed warming it at different temps and even waited an extra week to see if he would be hungry enough to eat anyhing....all with no luck.

Its been suggested to stun or kill the live rat right before I give it to him, and start out that way. I'm not a fan of trying to do this, but if I were to, what is the best, most humane way to stunt/kill a rat?

Or better yet, any other suggestions on how I can get him back on frozen?

I don't want to deal with going to the pet store all the time to buy a $4- rat. I don't like to see and hear (the screaming) the rat suffering if it is not needed. I don't want to deal with live rabbits in the near future either. Besides, I have a freezer full of rats that are meant for the Afrock and I want to use them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!



Here is a pic of him eating a f/t mouse about 6 months ago.

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