Frozen thawed feeding issues
Would like to get some input on feeding frozen thawed . We have 4 snakes about to be 5 and we specifically pick snakes feeding on frozen thawed . Out of the 4 in possession 3 eat like champs, our big boy declines every so often but not worries about him. Have a new addition black pastel pied female. She has proved to be stubborn in taking to the last 2 feedings even though she ate like a champ ...
I remember hearing about it back when I started keeping and it didn't make much sense then or now. If you don't want your ball python to associate handling with feeding , why would you handle them in order to feed them? Luckily it's starting to fall by the wayside as an outdated practice, as we know more we can do better. Mine are also all on coconut substrate and I've never had an issue .
Frozen Thaw, Defrost Wrong
I take my feeders out of the freezer and let them thaw in the fridge for about 12-24 hours depending on feeder size. Then I use a heat lamp and warm the feeder up to about 82-90 degrees body temp.
Once they have thawed it is not safe to freeze them again. The bacteria inside their organs starts to break down pretty quickly once they thaw. Feed off what you can now and toss the rest of them.
Rodentpro really that bad
So I told myself, "OK I'm not ordering from somewhere that doesn't produce their own feeders "… then I looked at the prices and quietly went back to rodentpro and hit buy. I know the rodents elsewhere are probably a little better quality but these things are frozen feeders . Surely I can't be the only one who finds it tough to justify the price difference?
I am just curious how many of you feed chicks or chickens as frozen thawed food or treats for your snakes? I am newly entering the snake/ reptile hobby with hopes to breed, and I currently breed chickens including an assortment of bantams which are considerably smaller though not quail small.
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What are you all doing for frozen feeder
I found a guy through a snake breeder where I can get my feeders . He's about an hour away from me but has good prices and get get frozen for me if I text him in advance (I usually give at least a week).
I'm having trouble getting 1 one my ball pythons and 1 of my burmese pythons to eat frozen thaw, all they want is live which is obtainable but I prefer the other, any help or advice would be appreciated.