Feeding techniques using forceps

[thamneil]

Well I think the live fish may be the underlying issue. Your problem isn't the tongs, but the transition from live to dead prey.

Try adding some more water to the feeding fish, allowing the fish ample swimming room. At the same time, do not give the fish a lot of a lot of water. Just enough to be fully submerged. Cut up some fillet and throw it in with the live fish. As he "fishes" he will accidentally run into the fillet and eat some of it. Gradually reduce the amount of live fish as well as the water level and you will have him eating fillet from a dish.

Once you have reached this stage, play around. The snake should be more open to forceps and possibly even fingers at a later point.

[Ctah_Lu]

Have you tried holding onto the fish until it is mostly swallowed?

He dont let me do that, but today he ate his first fish , I show him the fish using the forceps and he
approached slowly and inspect the fish, then he take it by the tail and he took it to a log that is in his terrarium, there he took the fish by the head and he ate it, even if he did not eat the fish directly from the forceps I think he is making some progress.

...Try adding some more water to the feeding fish, allowing the fish ample swimming room. At the same time, do not give the fish a lot of a lot of water. Just enough to be fully submerged. Cut up some fillet and throw it in with the live fish. As he "fishes" he will accidentally run into the fillet and eat some of it. Gradually reduce the amount of live fish as well as the water level and you will have him eating fillet from a dish...

I will try that, I think will be very useful for when I'm away from home or when I'm busy thank you very much.