In this video I show you my methods and try to teach reptile owners how to feed a ball python frozen thawed rats and mice.
If the snake is not interested in eating, I freeze the rat and will feed F/T the next time.Frozen prey thawed in the refrigerator overnight has less chance to cause problems than one thawed on the countertop.
Frozen and thawed feeder rats are the primary prey item for ball pythons in captive breeding collections.Feeding frozen/thawed prey eliminates live prey injury risk to the snake and is standard practice in professional breeding operations.
Other then the first few hatchling meals, I am now 5+ years in on feeding exclusively Frozen Thawed Rats to my collection (about 19+ snakes) and have started to make some observations that I would like to share and would like to hear other experiences.
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Frozen-Thawed Rat Feeding.
Always thaw frozen rats slowly (preferably in the refrigerator), then bring them to a safe feeding temperature before offering them to your pet. Never refreeze thawed rodents, and always use clean tools and feeding tongs to avoid contamination.
Switched her to frozen/thawed which worked when she was still small and taking anything up to a mouse. I started having problems when she was big enough to eat rats. She would not take a frozen/thawed rat... just would turn her nose us to it.
