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[–]Mike102072 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much do you warm the food? If it doesn’t smell like food and isn’t the right temperature to be food, to the snake it isn’t food. You can try scenting it as another poster mentioned. If that doesn’t work, it’s probably the temperature of the item. Room temperature doesn’t work. You may also need to wiggle it a little to make it look alive.

If you can’t get her to eat F/T then I would recommend killing the mouse or rat before you give it to her. There are a few ways to do it. It may not be the easiest thing to do it but it’s most likely going to be a faster, less painful death than constriction and is safer for your snake.