i have a baby taiwan beauty rat snake, will it eat a frozen pinkie? (after i thaw it out)?

Answer 1

it should, but this depends on what is has been fed prior to you owning it, feeding frozen thawed is highly recommended by most breeders and people knowledgeable in herp care, so by all means try to get it started now its easier when they are younger. i will list a few sites that may assist in getting your young snake to accept F/T rats. also after thawing place rat in plastic bag in warm water to raise the body temp of rat so the snake will know its food. and yes frozen thawed isnt their "natural" food but it is healthier as the freezing process kills all or almost all parasites (internal and external) and since they are dead they will not bite your snake and scar it. in their natural environment snakes can hide and ambush their prey so they can kill without being gouged by their prey and should their strike miss its target the prey runs away in the wild it cant run away in a tank so they fight with the snake defensively for their life. and to top it off F/T is cheaper than feeding live too.
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Answer 2

It depends on what it was fed before you got it, but more than likely yes. Once you've thawed and warmed it, you may need to use a pair of tweezers to hold it by the tail and wiggle it a bit to get the snake to realize its food (because in the wild its prey is warm and moves, obviously). Aside from the "ick" factor that some people associate with live feeding, it also poses a danger to your snake as the mice/rats can injure it. And live feeding can also make your snake more aggressive; if its needing to hunt, then when it gets hungry that instinct will come to the surface and it may "hunt" your hand when you reach into its tank/terrarium (if it doesn't have to actively pursue its food then that instinct dulls).

Answer 3

Very likely. Depending on it's size, maybe two.

I have a friend who has one of these - about 7 feet now - that was in a plastic 1 cup container when he bought it! They'll get to about adult size in about 2 years - they're fast growers. These are a really beautiful snake!

Good luck with yours.

Answer 4

a lot of snakes will eat thawed rodents. its safer that way. if not this sounds disgusting cut the moses head open so it bleeds the snake will smell it and become interested.

Answer 5

I obtained a rescued (abused and missed) Colombian purple Tail Boa who continually ate stay mice. the 1st feeding she replaced into incredibly hungry, so i offered a stay mouse somewhat smaller than what she commonly eats and likewise a f/t (frozen/thawed). i attempted her with the f/t and he or she would not consume it. So, I offered her the stay mouse and SNAP! not greater stay mouse. jointly as she replaced into nonetheless in stalking/ingesting mode, I offered her the f/t and SNAP! not greater f/t. She has been ingesting f/t ever when you consider that. merely make useful they are completely thawed via and via and that i additionally dip them in some heat water to "awaken" its organic, mousey scent (yet no longer rather heat WATER because of the fact it is going to partly 'cook dinner' the mouse and you do no longer opt for that). If worse includes worse (carry on on your hats, people who're surely queasy) decrease a small slit interior the f/t head and allow the countless brains to come again out, giving it an appetizing scent on your RTB. She could desire to take to f/t devoid of plenty undertaking in case you attempt distinctive procedures. there are a number of reward to feeding f/t as adversarial to stay mice. good success!

Answer 6

yea i have rat snakes aswel i have 7 lol thats wot i feed them het them oput of the freezer and put them in a plastic bag in a jusg of warm water to defrost them and then feed it to ur snake(s)

Answer 7

i suggest u stop feeding the snake frozen things.its not thier natural prey so they might get ill or behave strangely.