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RE: from live to frozen
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Anonymous post on April 2, 2004
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Are you kidding us?? How do expect an answer if you tell us nothing about what kind of snake, how long you've had it, where it came from, and whether or not you've even TRIED frozen thawed yet?? That would be my advice: try giving it a frozen thawed prey item and see what happens, then get back to us.
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RE: from live to frozen
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by elapidking81 on April 2, 2004
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the snake is a gopher snake about two years in age. I aquired it about 3 months ago he has always eaten live or freshly killed but know i have to order my mice and there frozen so. but he wont eat them its not critical at this point in time but i would like to get some tips . here are some of the things i have tried, teasing , some body told me to trie spiting the head hell i tried that. leaving it with him lights on and off, put the mouse w/ the snake in a small space like a feeding box but nothing .
and yes the mice are thawed.
If you have any advise in this field please help.
p.s all ways a anonymous smart a** out there
shane
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by Snakeman1982 on April 2, 2004
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I don't keep captive reptiles but I have heard of this from David Barker. Dip the mouse in chicken broth. This intense smell should trigger it to eat. Don't actually feed it chicken or anything because I am pretty sure that it will be bad for them.
If anyone sees this as wrong or they know of a better way then jump in. I don't keep snakes so I don't know from personal experience. But I figure that Dave Barker would know.
Good luck,
Robert
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by oOCrotalusOo on April 3, 2004
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My suggestion (without knowing your snake) would be to hold off on trying to feed again for about a week.
If you can get a feeding response with a Fresh Killed prey item first, you may have better luck getting it to take the Frozen Thawed.
If the snake normally eats 2 mice: offer it first, one FK and then one FT(slightly warm)
If the snake normally eats only 1 mouse: offer it first, a FK half the size it normally takes, and then a FT of equal size (slightly warm).
You may even try rubbing the thawed mouse on the live mouse before feeding to get a fresh scent on the frozen thawed mouse. Also, after it eats the FK, offer the FT right away. Do not wait until it has started digesting.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
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by Buzztail1 on April 3, 2004
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When I was switching my snakes over to frozen/thawed, I offered the mice with forceps and wiggled them just at strike range. The constrictors would strike and coil just as if it was alive and that got them going.
Now all of my snakes eat frozen/thawed.
It worked for my pitvipers too, if I slightly warmed them after thawing.
Karl H. Betz
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