how to switch. . . . . . . . - Page 2

ballpythonmorph · 02-04-05, 04:57 PM

i already told you he runs away from everything he would probably run away from a FLY and im going to dip the head of the rat in chicken broth and see what he does oh and i really dont want to toss the rat it costed 3.50

CamHanna · 02-04-05, 05:02 PM

Get the entire rat VERY warm. Slowly bring the rat within sight of the snake then slowly and gently wave and rotate the rat a couple inches in front of the ball. The trick is to be patient and not scare the snake. If your ball is intimidated then YOU are doing something wrong. Does your ball have a hide or two and is the enclosure in a quiet spot? You need to make sure that he's not stressed.

Good Luck
Cam

CamHanna · 02-04-05, 05:05 PM

Also, it usually works better to do this at night, in the dark. I use a red heat lamp for light (not for heat). You'll need to be sure that the heat from the lamp doesn't distract him from the rat heat; this means having it a good distance away from him.

Cam

ballpythonmorph · 02-04-05, 05:12 PM

sorry but i already tossed the rat ill try maybe today with a live one? if not ill wait till tuesday anyother advice on getting him to f/t is open

CamHanna · 02-04-05, 05:17 PM

Feeding live rats wont help you switch him to FT. If he's healthy then he should be able to go months without food. There's no need to lose determination just yet. I would not feed live again until he actually NEEDS to eat. Until then just keep trying with FT.

ballpythonmorph · 02-04-05, 05:19 PM

i no this im saying that i might buy a LIVE rat than KILL it and then feed it to him as P/K or F/K

CamHanna · 02-04-05, 05:22 PM

Sorry, I guess I misunderstood the meaning of "live".

Good Luck

ballpythonmorph · 02-04-05, 05:25 PM

ok sorry if it sounded like i was yelling