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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 13, 2017 - 01:02pm PT
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Or anyone in the know! How can I get my all python to eat her thawed rat?
She hasn’t eaten in weeks! Surelywirh the wealth of experience and know how in the Taco somebody knows a trick!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Dec 13, 2017 - 01:04pm PT
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Wait till she gets hungry? or a live mouse might do the trick.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 13, 2017 - 01:08pm PT
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Duh! Ketchup!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 13, 2017 - 01:16pm PT
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Did you microwave the rat so it is warmer than ambient room temperature?
EDIT: MICROWAVE IS BAD IDEA...
Just asked my ex who took care of daughter's classroom snakes during summer. The procedure:
1. Thaw out in sun... using microwave results in non-uniform heat and can hurt the snake.
2. Put it in warm water for 10-15 minutes to heat it up.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2017 - 01:36pm PT
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Problematic, but. They explode. My daughter, speaking from experience...) advised against it. I thaw them in the fishers idle, then on the counter then the plastic bag encased rodent in a dry bag ( you know the one) in a bowl of kettle heated water, changing the water till the Rat seems to be warmer than my body temp..
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2017 - 01:46pm PT
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Thanks somebody!
That was a xtrememt helpful! Very reassuring!
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 13, 2017 - 01:49pm PT
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Snake not happy in the American prison.
Release snake back to its original jungle home.
Snake then happy and will eat ......
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Dec 13, 2017 - 01:51pm PT
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Looks like this has been thoroughly answered, but I'll just add that when I used to have a lot of snakes the most common problem was ambient temperature in their terrarium. I'd check that first, then look into the other reasons above.
For a larger snake like you have it's not very unusual to go several weeks without eating, every so often.
My 18 foot Burmese only ate a pig every month or two :)
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Dickbob
climber
Westminster Colorado
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Dec 13, 2017 - 07:42pm PT
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Beautiful snake Jay!
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Dec 13, 2017 - 07:58pm PT
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One of my friends had a large collection of pythons including a Burmese. Rick is a very strong guy and used to handle the Burmese by himself.
One day it almost got him so he quit this practise.
He had chickens and fed his snakes live chicks
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