? abut F/T

[xxxjustinxxx]

ok my columbian RTB (princess) is eating now on live mice and a small rat a week, i terribly want to switch her over to F/t but i have no idea on where to begin, but my ball python was switched when she was given to me.. but does anyone have any idea on where to begin for my columbian RTB?

[CC]

Buy some frozen rats(appropriately sized)....thaw one then get some tongs and wave it in front of the snake. If you can't get f/t buy live..kill it...stick it in the freezer untill feeding time. Then follow the advice 1st given. Ususally Boas arent hard to convert over to F/T. If there is a problem then come back and tell us, and we'll tell you where to go from there.

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[Schwartz]

I Can Agree With That.

[munkyboy]

Mine made the switch quite easily. I was feeding live before I knew any better. I unfortunately found out the hard way about the dangers of feeding live prey, when a rodent decided to defend itself, and caused an injury to my beloved friend. It made me quite upset with myself because I knew that the injury was my fault, and was caused as a result of my poor judgement. After administering medication for a few weeks my snake made a complete recovery. I would advise you to learn from my mistakes and make the switch to frozen/thawed rats now. Mice are not an appropriate meal for a Boa, from a nutritional standpoint.

I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that I used to think that feeding live was cool. I now believe that it is far "cooler" to have a f/t prey item snatched from the holds of my forceps. It makes me jump every time. Good luck with the switch!

[xxxjustinxxx]

sorry to hear that but i prekilled one last night and took it great but i had to wiggle it while in tyhe tongs so it would bite and constrict but i thinkshe gunna switch fairly easy, thanx everyone!!!!!!!!

[lethargiic]

Originally Posted by xxxjustinxxx

i prekilled one last night and took it great but i had to wiggle it while in tyhe tongs so it would bite and constrict but i thinkshe gunna switch fairly easy, thanx everyone!!!!!!!!

That's great!! next time try a f/t and do the ratty rat dance with it..lol

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[xxxjustinxxx]

haha i will try, but i know you just drop them in a bowl put it in the freezer(already dead BTW) then when i take it out wut do i do ?

BTW, i mean i prekill the mouse for the BP so i have no prior experience with F/T ?

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[pathfinder36]

Good job. The advice on mice is way to true. Switch to rats on the next feeding, but NEVER feed a live rat. You're even playing with fire with fresh whacked as they can come to and be really upset.

www.rodentpro.com is a great place to get frozen feeders. AFTER shipping costs are factored in, 2 or three bags of rodents in one order usually factor out to about a $1.50 per feeding.

Good luck!

[pathfinder36]

Originally Posted by xxxjustinxxx

haha i will try, but i know you just drop them in a bowl put it in the freezer(already dead BTW) then when i take it out wut do i do ?

BTW, i mean i prekill the mouse for the BP so i have no prior experience with F/T ?

Get your frozen feeder out. Put it in a container of some sort... I use a tupperware dish. Get the tap water as hot as you can stand to the touch (you don't want to cook your prey item), and soak it for 15-20 min. To ensure the rat is thawed, feel the head when you take it out of the water, as the brain is the last to thaw. If it's warm, I like to do a pat dry and then feed. If it's still cool, feel the water in the container. Sometimes the water cools down to mcuh to be effective, so just repeat the process above, but for a shorter period of time.

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[xxxjustinxxx]

thanks pathfinder your info is gunna help me lots!!!

[pathfinder36]

No prob! =)

[lethargiic]

Originally Posted by pathfinder36

NEVER feed a live rat. You're even playing with fire with fresh whacked as they can come to and be really upset.

not the case if you whack em so hard blood pours out of it's nostrils!!! lmfao

[pathfinder36]

Well, have you ever been hit so hard you got knocked out and got a bloddy nose? Did you wake up? It's possible unless if you hit them so hard that brain moosh explodes out where thier eye once was. He ain't gettin' up from that! LOL (I had that happen to me before I realized how much better F/T was).

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.