Any adivce appreciated. Three of my little pistols are on a hunger strike (no pun intended) two ate f/t after the first shed, although braining was required for one. Now they show interest, but will not eat in spite of tease-feeding, offering live, braining, or scenting with deer mouse. I may try scenting with a lizard or tree frogs if I catch one, but don't want to waste that time if the species isn't known for eating such foods naturally. Two ate eagerly before now. Oddly, these are three of the most high-strung of my batch, all but one of the rest don't coil, rattle and strike at all. BTW, they are all in the same rack system and I even tried changing tray positions (non-feeders to feeders spots) before the last feeding attempt.

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• Kunasir island rat hatchlings refusing food -Asian rat experienced help preferred - elrojo, Wed Aug 6 18:33:12 2003
• Well... - Conrad, Wed Aug 6 18:41:22 2003
• RE: Well... - elrojo, Sat Aug 9 17:09:39 2003
• Let me think.... - Conrad, Sat Aug 9 21:31:36 2003
• I had one climac that decided it wasn't going to eat . . .> - terryp, Wed Aug 6 20:08:20 2003
• RE: Kunasir island rat hatchlings refusing food -Asian rat experienced help preferred - HumpsHerps, Thu Aug 7 13:51:15 2003