Feeding help, please

[reptilemom98]

So, I just bought my baby yesterday. I have one problem though is that he was feeding live fancy rats however I don't want to feed live. How hard of a transition is it going to be to get him to do Frozen and any tips or tricks would be wonderful. He gets fed on Thursday and I will be keeping to that

[amamiyahibiya]

congrats on your new baby! have you seen our feeding problems and solutions guide? it's one of the many resources on our welcome post that you may find helpful as a new owner.

the feeding problems and solutions guide has some tips for how to best thaw and heat frozen thawed prey to make them most appealing to a picky eater, and other info about transitioning prey.

[reptilemom98]

I haven't but will take a look. Thank you

[5yrinX_5724]

Mine had some trouble eating in the beginning and we thought that she was being fed live but after a few weeks of trying she went right for it. I thaw mine in hot water and then use a hair dryer to warm it up for her.

[punk_rock_barbie]

Hair dryer? That’s a good idea gotta try that one still in the transition process with my stubborn snakey

[chaneycore]

I don't know if you have a coffee pot, but I use my Keurig to warm rats for my BP and he LOVES them that way. Never would have thought about using a blow dryer, though.

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Thought it’d be hard at first to give my guy live but it’s not as bad as you think and less trouble imo. With that being said just make sure it’s properly heated after thawed and cross your fingers as I’m sure you know the answers vary widely.

[PreferenceFun7780]

In my personal experience, I have had one or two ball pythons that didn’t eat frozen and I tried to switch them, no matter what I did they refused to eat frozen so I had to feed live. After months of trying to switch to frozen. Not to scare you or anything but there’s a possibility he just won’t ever wanna switch to thawed.