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Sincerely,
Jason
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0.2 Green Tree Pythons
2.2 Bismark Ringed Pythons
2.3 Ball Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
1.1 Argentine Boas
0.1 Solomon Island Ground Boa
1.2 Hogg Island Boas
1.1 Sonoran Desert Boas
2.2 Nicaraguan Boas
7.8 Cornsnake morphs
1.1 Northern Pine Snakes
2.2 Bairds Rat Snakes
1.2 White-Sided Black Rat Snakes
My Website & Pics (click here)

These are really awesome snakes. I love their docile personalities, their coloration, their size...now if I could only get them feeding on f/t.lol.




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Sincerely,
Jason
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0.2 Green Tree Pythons
2.2 Bismark Ringed Pythons
2.3 Ball Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
1.1 Argentine Boas
0.1 Solomon Island Ground Boa
1.2 Hogg Island Boas
1.1 Sonoran Desert Boas
2.2 Nicaraguan Boas
7.8 Cornsnake morphs
1.1 Northern Pine Snakes
2.2 Bairds Rat Snakes
1.2 White-Sided Black Rat Snakes
My Website & Pics (click here)

Hey Jason, your Nic.s are Looking Good ! Dont worry they will switch over to F/T it's just a matter of time and trying different tecniques to fool them.im still 3 on live and 3 on F/T Hopper's I have the same problem with some C.H Ball's that i got 0.0.25 12 on F/T 13 on live,Hey at least they are all Feeding wright.
Have A Good One ! !
Kenneth
3.3.9 Amazon Tree Boa's
3.3 Nicaraguan Boa's
0.0.25 Ball Python's
Next purchase Will Be Hog Island Boa's ! !
There's A Baby Boom Going On ! ! ! !

That is very true...better to have them feeding then not eating at all! Nothing more time consuming than force/assist-feeding.

Also, thank you for all the nice comments. I tried posting some of my other snakes in other forums but the website that hosts my photos seems to be down right now.
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Sincerely,
Jason
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0.2 Green Tree Pythons
2.2 Bismark Ringed Pythons
2.3 Ball Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
1.1 Argentine Boas
0.1 Solomon Island Ground Boa
1.2 Hogg Island Boas
1.1 Sonoran Desert Boas
2.2 Nicaraguan Boas
7.8 Cornsnake morphs
1.1 Northern Pine Snakes
2.2 Bairds Rat Snakes
1.2 White-Sided Black Rat Snakes
My Website & Pics (click here)

I just left it,you know thru the year's i've had Hundred's of different Snake's and species and i've never had to assist or force feed a snake F/T/Live or scenting has alway's worked.
Have A Good One ! !
Kenneth

Just hope you never have to force feed or assist feed...it really is time consuming.

I had a beautiful pair of grey banded kings awhile back and the male was a problem feeder (which is notorious for that species). Anyway, I tried everything and nothing worked. I gave up and sold them to a very nice person willing to devote more time to the cause (I kept in touch and they're now feeding voluntarily). I was unable to enjoy the rest of my collection b/c of the amount of time spent force feeding the male gbk. My bloodred corn and candoia (also both well-known prob.feeders) were also nonfeeders for awhile but now they both take f/t pinkies easily now. I have 1 of 3 '04 fh bps that is currently a problem but I think its a matter of patience since the other 2 are now eating great and have doubled her in size.

I have tried every darn trick in the book with nonfeeders and it always comes down to assist-feeding, which I now have down to a science with little stress on a snake. I NEVER ever got anoles or other scenting tricks to work for me. I cannot complain about the nics though b/c you're certainly right, its better to have them eating something voluntarily than nothing at all. Its just a shame b/c I don't like to support the deplorable local pet store by buying live mice from them once a week.
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Sincerely,
Jason
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0.2 Green Tree Pythons
2.2 Bismark Ringed Pythons
2.3 Ball Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
1.1 Argentine Boas
0.1 Solomon Island Ground Boa
1.2 Hogg Island Boas
1.1 Sonoran Desert Boas
2.2 Nicaraguan Boas
7.8 Cornsnake morphs
1.1 Northern Pine Snakes
2.2 Bairds Rat Snakes
1.2 White-Sided Black Rat Snakes
My Website & Pics (click here)

You have them to, i live in Omaha Nebraska, we have three pet shop's worth going to the rest you would'nt believe,i went to one about a Month ago and i cant believe the condition's there They had a Bearded Dragon in a Tropical 99% Humidity with no light,they had Marbeled Salamander's in a Desert Habitat,they had a Honduran Milk Snake with a stuck shed covered in Mite's and his water bowl what water was in it looked like Coffee with cream and dead crickets floating on top only 149.99$ what a Joke ! !I told em to so i had to leave because i didnt know what i was talking about,She said she new what she was doing ! We got a Nice Reptile Specialty Shop ran by Mickey Hinkle The Lizard King Reptile's,he has a nice place !I had some Gray Band's and i used i think it was a Desert Spiny Iguana for scenting and it worked every time.
Have A Good One Jason ! !
Kenneth

So I just got my first nicaraguan boas a couple of weeks ago,
and this past tuesday they fed for the first time on f/t fuzzies. How awesome is that. My technique:
after I had them completely thawed out, I warmed them up with a basking light, when they were warm to the touch I placed the mice first, into the containers where my snakes were to be fed,
one a small sweater box, the other a cardboard box, that used to hold a video game controller, introduced the snakes, came back half hour later and bye bye. Good luck switching them over, the ironic thing is a week earlier when i attempted feeding them live they wanted nothing to do with them. Take care and by the way nice pics.

That's good your Nic's are on F/T to start that's Great ! !When i first got my 3.3 i waited one week to feed, only one out of six ate and that was F/T,six Day's later i fed again that time they all ate one the same one ate F/t the rest ate Live.Six Day's later i had three on F/T and three on live,now i got five on F/T and one holdout for live.And that one is the mean one when you disturb her in anyway she go'es in the s-shape mouth open and hissing she's Evil,Thank's again for the Feeding Info.
Have A Good One ! !
Kenneth