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What is the best way to switch back to frozen from live? When I bought my corn it was eating f/t. I think I stressed it out to much and it didnt eat for 3 weeks and I offered it pinkies in all sorts of ways. Finally it ate when I fed it a live one and since then has had no interest in f/t. I tried a f/t with a live one and it only ate the live one. Back to the original question, what would be the best way to switch back to f/t? Any comments or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Don

>>What is the best way to switch back to frozen from live? When I bought my corn it was eating f/t. I think I stressed it out to much and it didnt eat for 3 weeks and I offered it pinkies in all sorts of ways. Finally it ate when I fed it a live one and since then has had no interest in f/t. I tried a f/t with a live one and it only ate the live one. Back to the original question, what would be the best way to switch back to f/t? Any comments or suggestions appreciated.
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>>Thanks in advance,
>>Don

How many times have you fed it live?
How often are you feeding it?

What you need to do...and this is my opinion only...is feed it live a few of more times.
Follow me on this.
When was the last time you fed it?
Wait 7 days from that day and feed it a live pinkie. 7 days later feed it another live pinkie. 7 days later feed it another live pinkie.
Now that has been three times. three weeks.
Now, go 14 days and offer it a frozen/thawed. This time put the snake and the pinkie in a small deli dish and place the dish back in the viv. Give it a little while (an hour or so) and check to see if it ate.
I would be willing to bet the pinkie will be gone.
If not, leave it over night. The worst that can happen is the snake will spend the night in a deli dish with a pinkie.
The best that can happen is the pinkie will be gone.
I seriously believe the transition will go OK.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

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how long do you leave the snake and pinky together? I'm not an expert but i got six corns and sometimes I got to leave them and the mouse in the feeding tub for a minute before they eat with a f/t and sometimes got to wait upwards of twenty minutes. i think patience is the best. i do agree to feed once a week until the swicth is sucessful then twice a week or two mice once a week. like i said i'm no expert this is just what worked for me with my snakes. i had the same problem with my red tail, i would leave him and the hopper for 30 minutes before he would eat but now he's getting better too.

It's not a race. What does it matter how long it takes as long as it eats...?

Walt