My Burm won't take the rabbits I'm trying to feed him. I took a small rabbit to start and thawed it out. I'll admit that the first time I tried was about a week after he ate last and I should have waited longer. Anyways, I waited 2 weeks after that to try and make sure he was super hungry. Still nothing. So the next thing I tried was thawing a rat, like the ones he's used to, ON TOP of the rabbit he won't take. I figured the thawing rat scent would "soak in" to the rabbits fur as it thawed and it would smell like his normal food. Nope. Didn't work. I even tried rubbing the rats genitals and nose all over the rabbit. After I took the rabbit out, I tried the rat and he took it right away. What can I do?
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George
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F/T Rats to F/T Rabbits?
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MY openion keep trying.I moved all of my snakes over o rabbits even my 06's.Ive found it much cheeper to raise my own rabbits and to freeze them as they get the size i need. a day old rabbit is right size for a small snake. half of mine switched with no problem and half didnt it took a month or so.but all but one is now eating rabbits.I just keep offering him a rabbit, if after the 3rd time offering it i give him a rat.i did this with the others and all have switched over but the one.so just keep trying.
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