my male ball python always ate live mice. i recently bought a female that ate pre-killed. i havent fed her yet though. is there any way i can switch my male to frozen/thawed? and how do i feel frozen/thawed adult mice to my ball pythons?
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live to frozen
duztid
Sep 28, 2004 09:57 PM
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flyfree
Sep 30, 2004 08:52 AM
I have always switched live feeders to fresh pre-kills, then once established on pre-killed you can transition to frozen/thawed without too much trouble.
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7s
Oct 03, 2004 06:24 AM
Both my current bps were on live when I got them. Syd, my yearling, took the very first f/t i offered. no effort necessary, he's been eating them ever since as if it were always that way.
That is always a good idea to try first, maybe your guy will just take f/t.
If not, you could try the same thing with fresh killed.
Otherwise, you may try a technique that I am using on my younger, pickier girl. Feed live and when she has finished, the tail is still unswallowed, just slip a f/t in after. She'll probably just keep swallowing.
The idea is that eventually the snake will be used to the smell of f/t and the fact that it is in fact food. I haven't finished moving my girl over so i don't have personal results, but i've heard that after a few times of doing this the snake will take f/t alone.
hope this helps.
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