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i got this baby at the raleigh show..... as you can see in the pic he was in shed, since the pic was taken he was shed...
and hasnt eaten....
i have tried rat pinks and mouse pinks both live and f/t and he has refused.... so i tried a mouse fuzzie, he refused.... tried a rat hopper and he refused.....
can some one tell me how to get him to eat, he shed 3 days ago.... should i just give him more time??

paper bag trick

paper bag, dark container, or better yet, any container in a dark, quite room

nothing to distract him, no sound, light, movement, nothing

live fuzzy mouse, drop it in there, don't go in that room for 2 hours. if not gone, try again.

have gotten every one of them to eat this way...

take care
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

thank you i didnt think about that, the next time i i feed her will definately try that ....

if they are scared, or nervous, or in 'defensive mode', doesn't matter how good or tasty that mouse may be, it's as good as wood to him...

have to eliminate all distractions completely, and then it should be no problem.

it may take the baby an hour or even a day to settle down long enough to find it, but once he does, it is usually much easier the next times.

take care, joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin