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arlynos
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Location: whitney point, ny
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 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: Feeding FT or LM? |
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Alright I've been trying to switch over to Frozen Thaw Mice for my ball python but she isnt interested in them at all, I thaw them out to be a little warmer then room temp and she isnt interested at all in them, But the instant I put a live mouse in her feeding tub she goes nuts and eats.  So I am not gonna try to feed Frozen thaw anymore and if anyone has tips for it maybe in the future I will try again, but to me the mouse dies either by human or snake it still dies.
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deborahbroadus
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Whatever your decision is, make sure it's an INFORMED decision. By this I mean, be aware of the dangers and do not leave the rat in the tub overnight or without supervision.
Good luck! 
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Buck_99
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Ok, I've got a trick I've posted before but I'm too lazy to try to find it. Basically, if you can get the snake to take live prey from forceps, and if you have good reflexes, then you have everything you need to pull the ol' Switcharoo trick.
Dangle the live prey in front of the F/T prey. Not too close to the snake, because the snake is faster than you are. Think of yourself as Bugs Bunny fighting the bull. The live prey is your red cape, the F/T prey is the anvil behind the red cape. The bull/snake charges for the red cape/live prey, but you pull away the red cape/live prey at the last moment, allowing the bull to smash into the anvil / your snake to slam into the F/T prey.
Olé!
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Number 2
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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Location: Kaukauna, WI
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With live.....
Be prepared to stop the mouse/rat from biting the snake. I will flick the mouse/rat in the head if I get a good shot, or use a needle nose pliers to prevent the mouse/rat from biting.
I always feed live and never (except last Friday with #2) leave them alone with my snakes as Deb suggested.
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arlynos
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
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Location: whitney point, ny
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I feed in a separate tub and I do not take my eyes off of them till she has killed it and is eating it, so there is no problem with the mouse biting the snake, and I have the forceps ready in case of a bad strick to hold the hands or the mouse's jaw so far only problem is with scratching which is fixed quick after holding the legs for a few seconds with the tongs.
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PlayBall
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Buck_99 wrote: | Ok, I've got a trick I've posted before but I'm too lazy to try to find it. Basically, if you can get the snake to take live prey from forceps, and if you have good reflexes, then you have everything you need to pull the ol' Switcharoo trick.
Dangle the live prey in front of the F/T prey. Not too close to the snake, because the snake is faster than you are. Think of yourself as Bugs Bunny fighting the bull. The live prey is your red cape, the F/T prey is the anvil behind the red cape. The bull/snake charges for the red cape/live prey, but you pull away the red cape/live prey at the last moment, allowing the bull to smash into the anvil / your snake to slam into the F/T prey.
Olé!
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Is there a way you can post a video of that? It sounds crazy hilarious  I think we need a bull-fighter smiley
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arlynos
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
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hmm interesting theory, maybe when I get more comfortable with her taking things off the tongs while feeding her then I will try that, and try and get it on video, but right now feeding live is a very cheap thing for me ((except driving 15 miles to get a mouse lol, hoping to start breeding my own or buying a bunch of them at the same time and just housing them together))
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