I have a 3 year old California Kingsnake that was brought up on prekilled mice with no problem. Last year he started refusing mice. Tried to wait him out and figured he'd eventually give in an eat. Offered mice and rat pups every couple/few weeks. Won't take them. After a few months of this I decided I couldn't risk him starving himself to death, so offered anoles. He slams them down, so it's not a matter of not eating, it's a matter of taste. Some questions:



1. The majority of anoles and other feeder lizards sold in pet shops or ordered online are wild caught and therefore likely parasitic. How safe is it to feed these to my king?



2. I have two shelf units with snake and gecko cages on them. My king is one of the snakes on the rack. I'm wondering if his being able to see/smell my geckos may have triggered his natural instinct to prefer other reptiles as meal. Any thoughts on this? Obviously I can try moving his cage and see what happens over time, but I'm curious what others thing about this.



I understand that now that I have given him lizards it's probably going to be harder to get him back on mice, but lizards are too expensive and require care while they wait their "turn", and as stated above, I'm not sure how safe it is to feed lizards, so I want to get him back on mice if I can.



Thanks for all input.

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