Rant/Feeding question

[Timotea]

Hey guys now this is a semi rant/ question,

My mother dosn't understand about how snakes matter to you and me. They are usally very special to our lifes even if you never had one. Now there is this lady very close to me that lives in a town next to mine. She has a 4 foot ball python and in the winter uses a heat rock . This ticked me off alot. The best part is that the snake eats LIVE mice. If i finally get my mom to let me get it how in the heck do i get it to eat frozen mice?

[Sleepy_FF]

eugh.
that just makes me twitch.
my balls dont have a problem wating at all, they are pigs.
however, not all balls are pigs.

sooo, if you wait a little [ast their normal feeding time, thaw out and warm up (with warm water) a feeder (rats are better than mice), and then use tongs to make the feeder do the "rat dance" you SHOULD have no problems.

if you DO have problems, ask louise. she is the resident switchover expert

[Timotea]

Ok that sounds fun to do. * makes rat dance * I didn't know what to feed it anyways so i need some ideas. This sounds rather interesting... I will take note of the all holy life switch to dead louise

[Sleepy_FF]

Originally Posted by Timotea

Ok that sounds fun to do. * makes rat dance * I didn't know what to feed it anyways so i need some ideas. This sounds rather interesting... I will take note of the all holy life switch to dead louise

i grab the rat by the nape of the neck with the tongs, and i even go so far as to make sounds for the snakes, so they really think its alive...

of course.. its hard to explain to my roommate exactly WHY im jiggling a rat with tongs going "ee! eee! eek! squee!"

[louise]

http://redtailboa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20658

http://redtailboa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20628

this will help. if you have any problems just PM me and i will walk you through it

[louise]

of course.. its hard to explain to my roommate exactly WHY im jiggling a rat with tongs going "ee! eee! eek! squee!"
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chance would have a heart attack. sleepy you do know your snake is laughing at you while you do that.? lol. he is telling the other snakes 'look what trick i can make sleepy do' then they all laugh!

[Bigdogg]

Now live feeding can be bad but it all depends on how u do it. Just switch it to p/k then f/t

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

[Timotea]

Wow thats so funny. I think i would end up making the sounds XD You guys are very funny sometimes. Is a 30 gallon tank big enough for the snake?