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anybody have any good tips on switching baby king cobras from snakes to rodents and how long you should wait to try , mine is feeding on f/t baby brained corn snakes and doing great he is cb 06 (farmed of course)from jay at exotic jungle he has great stuff never let me down in 6 years, anyways your tips on the switch would be greatly apriciated
thanks for your time
also if anybody wanted to know why i want to switch feeding mice is alot cheaper and more convienent

NOT speaking from experience. Tie with COTTON thread an appropriately sized rodent to the tail of the feeder snakes.

this is a VERY short answer and im assuming it doesnt cover everything. try it anyway.

I have heard of king keepers having good luck with "sleeving" a mouse/rat in a shed snakeskin, might work with yours. I would try that before the thread idea-I have heard of it working too, but would be nervous of the thread-even cotton-causing an internal tie or obstruction(it might be safer than I think too).

put some dead snakes in the blender with water and make a slurry. Freeze the slurry in ice cube trays. Thaw a cube or half a cube for each feeding and dip dead rodents in the mixture.

It may take a few months before they accept it. Once they get on it, they go nuts for it. In my experience it doesn't always work with small hatchlings, but works well for animals a few months old.

thanks for your replies ill let you know my progress and what works and whad didn't

tell the wife or your friends next time you have a margarita party.......that you blended dead snakes in the blender.....Oh and hide the snake cubes too!

Here is what always works for me, simply scent the rodent with skinks ie.. get several small skinks and place your rodent in the same tank for a day then place it in with the King. It may take a few trys but it works for me everytime....

GOOD LUCK