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11-14-11, 03:13 PM
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Switching everyone to F/T!
Hey guys, So i have decided i am going to start feeding F/T. It is getting way to expensive to feed 11 snakes and the danger of them getting hurt is not worth it. So what is the best way to switch ball pythons to F/T?
Chris.
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11-14-11, 03:15 PM
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Retic Fanatic
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
Try F/T first, you might not have to jump through hoops.
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11-14-11, 03:25 PM
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
One of my ball pythons switched over no questions asked. Offer it and see what happens. If they refuse a few attempts, then start thinking about alternative techniques.
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11-14-11, 03:25 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
As Stephan stated some snakes take right to it. Others you need to go from live to fresh killed to f/t, others you just have to wait out. Don't offer anything but f/t and once they get hungry enough they will eat. With f/t Just make sure you have the prey heated to a good temp.
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11-14-11, 03:26 PM
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
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Originally Posted by Gungirl
As Stephan stated some snakes take right to it. Others you need to go from live to fresh killed to f/t, others you just have to wait out. Don't offer anything but f/t and once they get hungry enough they will eat. With f/t Just make sure you have the prey heated to a good temp.
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Especially the head - give them a nice HOT target to aim for.
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11-14-11, 03:31 PM
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
You could also brain them to make them nice and smelly
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11-14-11, 04:28 PM
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
Goodluck with the switch, hopefully all goes well. If not then persistance pays off 99% of the time id say.... you might just find yourself thinking "why didnt i start them on f/t" 
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11-14-11, 08:10 PM
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Abracadabra Holmes
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
The best way to go about IMO is to just offer f/t at each feeding. My spider bp was a live feeder and I try to feed f/t because its easier, safer, cheaper, etc. It took me about ten months to get her strike feed on f/t. The best advice I can give is be patient. It can take some snakes awhile to switch over. My lesser it only took a month to switch him over. Some will be easier than others. Keep us posted on how it goes.
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11-15-11, 02:41 AM
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
Another thing that helped me was the positioning of the prey on the tongs/hemostats. Sometimes dangling by the tail works and other times sort of grabbing it by the spine so it's in a position you might see the prey normally in and dancing it around like a moving rodent works.
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11-15-11, 06:16 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
if you have problems crossing over to frozen,fresh killed is the best route i've found
once they accepted fresh killed a few times,frozen thawed was taken
cheers shaun
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11-15-11, 07:49 AM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: Switching everyone to F/T!
I hold the scruff of the prey when feeding f/t - makes it easier to do the zombie dance to try to entice a strike - just make sure that the tweezers are not in the strike line!
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