>>You know, in twenty some years of doing this I've never had a snake that steadfastly refused f/t food. Now I've got one, and I must say i lack the experience to fix it. I've tried a few things. Anyone have like an ancient Chinese secret or something?

I have a few live only feeders, and just have not worked with them much to switch them to f/t. Some just won't switch using this method, in my experience, but it has worked with a few.

First offer a stunned rodent.

If it takes the stunned prey, try freshly killed.

Feed f/k a couple times, then offer a f/k rodent - and after it eats it offer a f/t rodent.
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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

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