Decided to try F/T...help????

[Pareeeee]

So, as I mentioned in the P. regius forum, I am going to attempt to switch my snakes from live to f/t (the mouse breeding thing is just not working for me, as some people predicted...heh...)

Anyway, I have a problem with Boaz, my Rosy Boa. He has always baulked at f/t mice.

When I first got him last October, the pet store told me he was on f/t mice. I'm not sure if they were telling me the truth or not since he would NOT take f/t from me. I tried the mouse zombie dance, mouse left on a plate, on the heat mat (bad idea), in a dark tub, in a pillowcase, brained, scented with broth...nothing worked, then he decided to go into brumation.

After 6 months he came out, but did not want to have anything to do with f/t. He took live fine, so I kinda gave in, and that's what he's been on ever since.

The thing is, I want to get him on f/t. I tried a fresh-killed mouse today (offered immediately after killing the mouse, still warm and strong scent), and he would have nothing to do with it, shying away at first, then he became rather ticked off, coiling into the "S" and trying to 'scare' it away with false strikes.

What can I do to encourage him? He is like a garbage can with anything live - actually, some of you may have seen the pics of him eating the stillborn pinkies! So why won't he eat a freshly killed adult mouse?