Switching everyone to F/T!

[swiftskater1]

Hey guys, So i have decided i am going to start feeding F/T. It is getting way to expensive to feed 11 snakes and the danger of them getting hurt is not worth it. So what is the best way to switch ball pythons to F/T?


Chris.

[stephanbakir]

Try F/T first, you might not have to jump through hoops.

[alessia55]

One of my ball pythons switched over no questions asked. Offer it and see what happens. If they refuse a few attempts, then start thinking about alternative techniques.

[Gungirl]

As Stephan stated some snakes take right to it. Others you need to go from live to fresh killed to f/t, others you just have to wait out. Don't offer anything but f/t and once they get hungry enough they will eat. With f/t Just make sure you have the prey heated to a good temp.

[Lankyrob]

As Stephan stated some snakes take right to it. Others you need to go from live to fresh killed to f/t, others you just have to wait out. Don't offer anything but f/t and once they get hungry enough they will eat. With f/t Just make sure you have the prey heated to a good temp.

Especially the head - give them a nice HOT target to aim for.

[lady_bug87]

You could also brain them to make them nice and smelly

[SnakeyJay]

Goodluck with the switch, hopefully all goes well. If not then persistance pays off 99% of the time id say.... you might just find yourself thinking "why didnt i start them on f/t" :D

[UwabamiReptiles]

The best way to go about IMO is to just offer f/t at each feeding. My spider bp was a live feeder and I try to feed f/t because its easier, safer, cheaper, etc. It took me about ten months to get her strike feed on f/t. The best advice I can give is be patient. It can take some snakes awhile to switch over. My lesser it only took a month to switch him over. Some will be easier than others. Keep us posted on how it goes.

[candyraver69]

Another thing that helped me was the positioning of the prey on the tongs/hemostats. Sometimes dangling by the tail works and other times sort of grabbing it by the spine so it's in a position you might see the prey normally in and dancing it around like a moving rodent works.

[shaunyboy]

if you have problems crossing over to frozen,fresh killed is the best route i've found

once they accepted fresh killed a few times,frozen thawed was taken

cheers shaun

[Lankyrob]

I hold the scruff of the prey when feeding f/t - makes it easier to do the zombie dance to try to entice a strike - just make sure that the tweezers are not in the strike line!