I got a pair of black racers about two weeks ago from a guy that didn't want them any more after getting them from a local pet shop...they bit too much Anyway, I had a juvenile yellow-bellied racer when I was in high school and it was the coolest snake I've ever had so I was delighted to take them off his hands. This pair came to me in terrible condition...mites and the female had a broken tail (my guess is someone got careless closing the lid in a panic) that required amputation.

So now that the background is dealt with on to my question...

I am having a hard time getting these snakes to eat. It concerns me some as they're supposed to have pretty high metabolism. I've tried getting them to eat thawed hopper mice, but to no avail. I have a bit of a problem feeding live hoppers (which I'm sure would be more persuasive) as they girlfriend is totally against it So I'm wondering if there's any suggestions from the community out there as to how to get these snakes feeding. I suppose if I have to I'll just have to go behind the girlfriend's back and feed live for a while until I can get them eating frozen.

Any help would be great.

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