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Live to frozen conversion

Thulsa

Thulsa

Purging is at hand
Today marks a successful conversion for both of my snakes from live to thawed frozen pinkies.

I placed the frozen pinkies in the thumbhole of a non-powdered surgical glove (thumb was cut from the rest of the glove) and placed it in a deli container of hot water with the open end of the thumbhole sealed by the edge of the lid.

I let them sit for about 1/2 an hour. I then placed them into Thulsas and Vaders feeding containers first as always. Then I placed the snakes into the containers.

Thulsa, My Corn, Went to the warm thawed pinkie right away and devoured it.

Vader, My Black Mexican King, Looked at it but basically was ignoring it. I went and got a tweezer, opened the feeding container lid and grabbed the pinkie in the rear end with the tweezer. The instant i presented it to Vaders face head first he struck at it lightning quick and grabbed it, devouring it therafter.

Theres my conversion story so if anyone else is considering this I hope my saga helps you.:dancer:
 
Congrats on the successful conversion! It does go pretty smooth. My large Amel, Cosmo, was well into adulthood when he converted. He was a rescue and his previous owner fed him live. He had the battle scars to prove it. Well, a almost two years later, he hasn't a wound on him. Your setting your little ones up for long healthy and wound free existence.

BTW, you method for warming them up is a tad much. I just drop mine in warm tap water. I feel that the extra moisture from the water can't hurt. But hey, whatever works! :cheers:

Wayne
 
medusacoils said:
Congrats on the successful conversion! It does go pretty smooth. My large Amel, Cosmo, was well into adulthood when he converted. He was a rescue and his previous owner fed him live. He had the battle scars to prove it. Well, a almost two years later, he hasn't a wound on him. Your setting your little ones up for long healthy and wound free existence.

BTW, you method for warming them up is a tad much. I just drop mine in warm tap water. I feel that the extra moisture from the water can't hurt. But hey, whatever works! :cheers:

Wayne
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I used that method to make sure they were as close to live as humanly possible for the first time. Once they get used to it I will just thaw them normally.
 
One thing that works for me is to place a few live pinks or fuzzies along with some of their bedding in a deli cup and place my f/t food item in with them to pass along the scent of the live mice. I have an adult that still wants his f/t adult mice scented with cage litter.
 
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