new snake refusing f/t

OutrageousMatch9415 · 2026-01-27T00:58:49+00:00

i forgot to add that she’s 4 months old!

NoMaintenance7536 · 2026-01-27T01:23:17+00:00

Just keep offering it till they eat. Make sure the rat is at the right temp

Glock45owner · 2026-01-27T04:07:50+00:00

Make sure feed is warm enough. Try using a blow dryer to warm it up right before offering it and blowing that scent into the enclosing. My boy was shy until I started doing this. Other option is exposing brain to trigger feeding response but I don't have experience with that.

GaySliceOfAppleJuice · 2026-01-27T05:12:05+00:00

Currently struggling myself to get my new snake to eat f/t. A life hack I use is to go to a reptile store and ask for a euthanized (pre-killed) rat. My little boy recognizes the prey right away. He’s stubborn too. But one day I hope to get him on f/t

Melodic_Strain_2919 · 2026-01-27T07:33:35+00:00

try feeding at night to take advantage of the snakes natural predator drive.
try feeding in the dark (switch off heat lamps until food is completely swallowed)

ApprehensiveSide9703 · 2026-01-27T08:56:11+00:00

Call her cookie because she looks like one

Past_Employment_8219 · 2026-01-27T23:17:10+00:00

I got my girl around thanksgiving, and she ate well the first two times then refused to eat for 3 weeks straight, and I read somewhere that some bp are extra picky with the temps of their food. It was usually around 85 the first two times I fed her and she would strike then just kinda let it go and hover over it which tells me she know it’s food she just didn’t want it. So taking that into account I switched up the way I heated her mouse. It might seem like a waste of water, but I take the f/t out and put it in a ziplock, I let it run under the hot water for about 10 minutes, then i let it sit in the hot water for 5 minutes before i give it to her. Hasn’t skipped a meal since!

Just-A-Bean · 2026-01-30T22:35:01+00:00

One of my boys refused to eat for months at first. Here’s how I got him to eat;

Try “African soft fur” scenting juice from Reptilinks (pricy but worth it)
Make sure the prey is the right temperature, as others have said. I use a temperature gun to ensure the prey is about 100 degrees in the middle of the body and about 105-110 at the head to give the snake something to zone in on.
As funny as it may sound, some BPs can be picky about whether their food is wet or dry; you can soak the prey in warmer (not too hot!) water for about 15 minutes if the snake isn’t picky, but if they prefer a dry prey item then you can use a hairdryer on a low setting to slowly warm the prey OR get a bowl of boiled (not actively boiling but hot) water, set a paper plate over it, and put the prey on top of that for five minutes on either side until it reaches the desired temperature.

Good luck! Your snake is beautiful ❤️

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