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Hi All,

Has anyone had any success with frogs as an alternative Greenies food for difficult young feeders?

I have a 5 month old that just want take rodents, i've bred the clutch myself and the others have all found new homes and are feeding fine.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Frog work well, Also sometime new born rabbits work to get them to eat. Also you can try live fish in the water bowl, if the snake takes to the fish than just put a few small fish in the bowl with a f/t pinkie rat sitting on the bottom. Chances are that it will get the rat and eat it, eventualy it will take them on its own. It sounds like a giant pain in the butt, but it work.

Hope this helps

It seems like there is always a stubborn one in the bunch. Most anaconda neonates are usually two or three months of age before their first feeding. But of the ones that won't take rats or mice, I've had the best luck getting them to take chicks for their first meals. A friend of mine has even used small fish successfully on one neonate when all other types failed. Feeding at night will usually help also, but there are exceptions. Good luck.

Kelly