Jungle Carpet Python: Transitioning From Live To Frozen/Thawed

[Gorgon]

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.