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I am so glad that my last 2 holdouts have started to eat frozen/thawed mice. I have a Het pied and a Pied both females. They would not eat unless they were live. Well I have been working with them for the last month. I stopped fedding live. I tried rat pups but no luck, that will be another challenge later. What I made sure was that the mice was really hot when I fed it to the Ball Python. They grabbed them without hesitation dangling from hemostats. Just want to share the happy moment!!!

Take care
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Thomas Sierra

I hear ya! That is always a great feeling when they finally take.

How did you get the rodents as hot as you say? I normally would take the frozen rodents that are already in a ziplock bag. I would pace them in a tupperware with really hot water and let them sit. After about 30 mins they were defrosted, but I could not get them to be hot enough to make them all eat. Only one will eat f/t

>>How did you get the rodents as hot as you say? I normally would take the frozen rodents that are already in a ziplock bag. I would pace them in a tupperware with really hot water and let them sit. After about 30 mins they were defrosted, but I could not get them to be hot enough to make them all eat. Only one will eat f/t

I do the same but after they are thawed out I keep changing the water an I do this about 3 time at about 3-5 minute intervals. The mice are really warm to hot and the BP are really interested when I dangle them in front of them. They sure like the mice very warm. I got other that does not even mater they just strike right away even when a little cold.
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Thomas Sierra

I put the rat under my tank's heating pad for 10 minutes or so. Gets them nice and toasty.

I put mine in a ziplock and soak in hot water as well. Then right before I offer them to the snakes I blast them with the hairdryer for 10-20 secs. That gets them real warm.

I only have one hold out and that is a baby bee. I want to get him to grow so I would rather feed him live that fight to get him to eat f/t. I think I'll be able to switch him later...

hth,

Jen