Switching and IJ carpet to rats

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by kernel

I have a question for all you carpet python keepers. I have been trying to switch my 4 foot IJ carpet python over to rats with no success. She's currently eating 3-4 jumbo mice and that's getting to costly. I have tried rubbing a mouse on rat and she grabbed it, but she spit it back out. I have tried that several times and the same thing happens. I have tried starving her for up to 2 months, but that didn't work either. Do you guys have any idea how I can get her to switch?

the main thing is NOT to give in and offer mice

1.
heat the rat and a mouse with a hairdryer...

then BURST the mouse open and smear the blood and guts ALL over the rat

puncture the rats head 2 or 3 times with the point of a pair of scissors

then give the rats head another quick heat with a hairdryer

then offer it to your snake

2.
another method is.....

feed the rats head into your snakes mouth,just as it's finishing swallowing a mouse

sometimes they will just keep going and take the rat

i preffer method 1

it does require some patience though mate

i wish you all the best in getting her crossed over

please let us know how it goes

cheers shaun