advice

treegirl · 09-28-04, 12:36 PM

I just got a 6 month old female last weekend and needed some advice on how to switch her from eating live/ fresh killed to frozen thawed. Also I have 20 frozen adult mice in my freezer for another snake--would it be alright to try and get her to eat some of those to start with and then go for rat pups or something even a bit larger?

thanks!

BoidKeeper · 09-28-04, 01:25 PM

I get her used to heamostates first. Then try stunned, then fresh kill then Frozen thawed. You could also leave her over night inside a small dark container with a fresh kill and then a frozen thawed. Also you could feed a live and then right away as soon as she can strick again offer her a fresh kill. Once she is on F/K do the same thing with a f/k and the follow it with a F/T.
Good luck,
Trevor
PS
There are lots of tips in the BP manual.