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I have a NERD pastel ("Dexter" who is a picky eater. Now what I mean by picky is that this kid will only eat f/t jumbo mice or f/t small rats. I find this very surprising as most snakes will only eat live rodents. Now don't get me wrong!!!! I am in NO way complaining that he loves his f/t rodents but I have only heard of a BP having this type of eating preference a couple of times.

Do any of you have this expierience with your balls? Will they only eat f/t rodents and snub their cute little noses at a live (or even p/k) rodents?

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Christine
Tails With Scales Reptiles
Happiness is biting my snake back!

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great looking pastel. most of ours take f/t and one likes live.
we still don't know what our new addition likes he has not taken live or f/t yet.
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

Sorry that is the smily i was trying to use lol
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

Yeah - I have many that have a clear preference for the F/T - some that it doesn't matter - a couple only take live.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.34.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizards of unknown origin

I love that little guy ... he is a real beauty, and how lucky can you be that he loves f/t rodents
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gail

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SBF

LOL.I can empathise... I have an o4 female pastel"Sweet Pea" which will only eat f/t Mice ... from Petco. Her brand loyalty however admirable, is driving me mad!

BRGDS,
A
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"There is a fine line between a hobby and mental illness"
COLD BLOOD.........WARM HEART

I was wondering if when you feed f/t do you just leave the dead mouse in the cage or introduce it with tongs?

Jason