CowBoyWay
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Techniques used to convert from live feeder mice to Frozen/ thawed
Does anybody have any effective techniques for converting those live feeder junkie Corns to fresh frozen?
"A prey animal, such as a rodent, can become lethally aggressive when placed into a reptile's cage.
Killing food animals before feeding them to reptiles will prevent potential injuries to the feeding animals...
Few reptiles will refuse to eat dead prey.
The pre-Killing of feeder animals is also advantageous because they can be stockpiled in a freezer...
One should begin to condition snakes early in life to eat dead food.
First off, one doesn't feed out the prey item while it is still frozen!
One needs to thaw it thoroughly and completely before feeding to ones Corn Snake.
When converting an animal to prekilled prey, try "tease feeding" it by dangling the food item in front of it with a pair of hemostats or kitchen tongs...never hold the prey in your fingers!
You may need to move it back and forth a bit to catch the herp's attention.
Be prepared for the strike and quickly release the prey.
If this technique does not work you may first try offering stunned live prey, followed by freshly killed prey and then eventually by offering thawed food items.
http://www.rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_01.asp
Another method is to pith (stick a pin or small nail) into the brain case of a killed rodent; this intensifies the scent and may attract a reluctant feeder into feeding.
Does anybody have any effective techniques for converting those live feeder junkie Corns to fresh frozen?
"A prey animal, such as a rodent, can become lethally aggressive when placed into a reptile's cage.
Killing food animals before feeding them to reptiles will prevent potential injuries to the feeding animals...
Few reptiles will refuse to eat dead prey.
The pre-Killing of feeder animals is also advantageous because they can be stockpiled in a freezer...
One should begin to condition snakes early in life to eat dead food.
First off, one doesn't feed out the prey item while it is still frozen!
One needs to thaw it thoroughly and completely before feeding to ones Corn Snake.
When converting an animal to prekilled prey, try "tease feeding" it by dangling the food item in front of it with a pair of hemostats or kitchen tongs...never hold the prey in your fingers!
You may need to move it back and forth a bit to catch the herp's attention.
Be prepared for the strike and quickly release the prey.
If this technique does not work you may first try offering stunned live prey, followed by freshly killed prey and then eventually by offering thawed food items.
http://www.rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_01.asp
Another method is to pith (stick a pin or small nail) into the brain case of a killed rodent; this intensifies the scent and may attract a reluctant feeder into feeding.
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