I have feed chicks and quail. I have a 6 year old IJ male that I have also tried every trick known to switch from mice to rats. Will not eat a rat. The best attempt I had he constricted the rat but would not eat it. I gave up after 3 years. I feed him mice now that I can get them cheap. But when I was unable to get a cheap supply I bought quail and large chicks or small chickens. I had no problems with it. And there really is no problem with getting them hooked since they don't eat rats anyway. The only problem would be if you can no longer get fowl and they decide not to take mice. Mine never turn down mice.



I used to feed my large burmese adult chickens. I didn't have a cheap rabbit supplier and rats cost way too much to feed him 7-10 at a time. Chickens were cheap and worked fine. The feces is not the funniest thing to clean up.



I am not advising you by any means. Just telling you my situation that worked well.



Matt

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