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This past winter I posted about a non-feeder baby moccasin. I brumated it and it came out of its winter slumber with a great appetite. It hasn't refused a meal since it started feeding and is growing well.

I have another snake I'm concerned about. This one is a CBB eastern diamondback born last year. It feeds well as long as you offer a mouse. It refuses rats and even mice that have been thawed with rats. I'm not looking forward to maintaining an adult EDB that requires thirty mice a week. Anyone heard of an eastern diamondback that was fixated on mice only for food? I really hope this snake starts taking rats, squirrels, and eventually rabbits. I'd like to hear about others' EDB feeding experiences.

Regards,
WK

Great news on the moccasin.

As for the eastern this isnt all that uncommon. But dont worry just yet they have a tendency to get over this with age or will even change their tastes to rats. Be patient and you will win them over.
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Dan S.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm glad to hear this mouse preference isn't likely to be permanent. When I kept these years ago I never encountered one that refused rats.

Regards,

WK