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f/t for ball python
- Thread starter henry2009
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snakewispera snr
The Devils Advocate
I feed F/T to our Royals..... They need to be very warm and sometimes the zombie dance helps... Most if not all Royals over here take F/T.....
Lexcorn
Dreamcatcher
Yup,
Defrost items are presented to Ball Pythons with various acceptance responses.
Do pre-heat the rat or mouse prior to offering, as suggested earlier.
This can be done by using the bowl of hot water method - dip head area of rodent in hot water, dry off with paper towel & present to B.P.
Another way is to heat the head area with a blow dryer (not a method I use myself).
You may need to offer this a few times before the animal responds, depends on how hungry he / she is.
Please note that they do have an amazing strike response, be careful to offer food items with a feeding tong otherwise your warm hand may be the focus of attention.
Lex
Calift
0.1 addict
My bp eats frozen without any problems, but on average they are pickier with feeding. If I just left a thawed feeder with her (in a feeding container), I don't think she would even consider touching it. It needs to be *hot* and wriggling around.
I'm sure you know this, but just remember bp are more difficult to care for then corns. Their popularity makes people overlook this, but they do require more care.
I'm sure you know this, but just remember bp are more difficult to care for then corns. Their popularity makes people overlook this, but they do require more care.
measley
Smile, you are alive!!
My BP is a picky eater. He has to have his food presented to him on a platter (literally!)
He used to eat live at his previous houses but I suspect he was stressed out by a live rat at some point because the zombie dance with a F/T freaks him out so bad that all he does is "ball" up in the corner and avoid the F/T at all costs.
So what I have to do is heat up the rat really really well, quietly open up his tub, gently place the rat on a plastic lid in the corner, turn off all the lights and not walk past that area for one hour. My boyfriend jokes that I take longer to prepare a meal for my snakes than I do for him or the dog!!
He used to eat live at his previous houses but I suspect he was stressed out by a live rat at some point because the zombie dance with a F/T freaks him out so bad that all he does is "ball" up in the corner and avoid the F/T at all costs.
So what I have to do is heat up the rat really really well, quietly open up his tub, gently place the rat on a plastic lid in the corner, turn off all the lights and not walk past that area for one hour. My boyfriend jokes that I take longer to prepare a meal for my snakes than I do for him or the dog!!
The Nothing
Immoral Support
BPs are stubborn animals. People are too easy to give in to them. IME, BPs are easier to switch from live mice to f/t rats (especially within the first 3 months of their life) than Bloods, Borneos, and Dumerils Boas.
