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Posted by: slimlv at Wed Mar 16 21:05:24 2011   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by slimlv ]  
   

I have a few kings , mostly alterna, and have had trouble getting all of them on rats (pinks,fuzzies,pups). Most changed over without a problem but a few weren't having it. I started washing the rats and scenting them with a mouse and was moderately successful. Today I tried something new. While frozen, I dipped some rat pinks in egg whites,( farm raised no roids)and thawed them like normal. The egg whites dried during the thaw and every snake took it like it was a mouse. My question is, can the egg whites hurt them? too much protien or anything else you guys can think of? I have been thinking of only dipping half in next week and weening them over a few weeks if possible. It would be awesome if it worked with hatchlings! BTW, I am going for rats as I have great access to a steady supply locally and I have witnessed the growth of clutch mates on rats VS mice and it's staggering. Thanks in advance, Scott.


   

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