your rats might smell funny. Rats and mice have different smells. Wash off a F/T rat with bar soap and warm water. Be sure to get all the soap off. Then rub mice all over it to transfer the smell. Then offer the mouse-scented rat to the snake and see if it takes it. You could also try putting the snake in a small container with a live lg. rat pinky and put it in a dark, warm space, like a closet. Do NOT do this with an adult rat as it can harm the snake. Leave it overnight and see if it eats the rat.
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1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets

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• Just a curious question... - Lucien, Tue Oct 7 13:48:27 2008
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