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Old 08-08-19, 01:59 PM   #1
Gorgon
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Re: Jungle Carpet Python: Transitioning From Live To Frozen/Thawed

Craig -- sorry, I meant to reply earlier but yeah I suspect pet stores aren't getting the best feeders at all. Thank you for recommending Perfect Prey -- I'll check them out. I'm not on the east coast but maybe their shipping is comparable to Rodent Pro. Thank you for all the help you've offered as it really does mean more than I can say.

Chairman -- you're not late at all! I will take all the help I can get. Your post was really well-written, by the way. Nicely detailed too. I can't imagine what a joy it must have been to see a bunch of wittle baby carpets! Anyway, I'm definitely going to try the dried-head approach with the warm-water thaw.

Thinking about this approach, it really does make perfect sense because what the snake is then getting from the head is a stronger scent of the prey. The water -- by definition -- undoubtedly dilutes the potency of the scent, literally watering it down. So thank you for recommending this; I'm surprised this is the first I'm hearing of this method.

Just to add some further clarity, my girl *has* eaten f/t before: 3 pinkies back almost exactly half a year ago when she was just half a year old right after her being in overnight transport from the west coast. She hadn't eaten at that point in almost 2 weeks and was obviously very young and very hungry. Hence, I know she *can* do it. I just need to get her back to the point where she recognizes the f/t scent -- like the live scent she currently recognizes (for they must be strongly different smells to a snake) -- as food.

Thank you again, both of you, for all the help.
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Old 08-08-19, 02:26 PM   #2
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Re: Jungle Carpet Python: Transitioning From Live To Frozen/Thawed

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Craig -- sorry, I meant to reply earlier but yeah I suspect pet stores aren't getting the best feeders at all. Thank you for recommending Perfect Prey -- I'll check them out. I'm not on the east coast but maybe their shipping is comparable to Rodent Pro. Thank you for all the help you've offered as it really does mean more than I can say.
No worries at all. I forget to reply sometimes too, hahahahha. I'm happy to help whenever I can.

As for other prey supply options, I've never used the following but have heard good things throughout the snake community.
Aside from Perfect Prey and Rodent Pro...
Big Cheese and Layne Labs are good options, but again, that's based on what I've heard and read from reputable sources, and I have no hands on experience to share.
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