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...well I'm sure some of you remember that Rocky was being fed live rat pups under his pervious owner and I had to switch him over to dead small rats....which was successful until a couple months ago....when he refused to take a pre-killed small rat. Unfortunately, I got him feeding again with a live small rat, and as some of you recall, I still have an awesome not so little pet rat. Thus, I do get slightly upset having to watch Rocky kill again, yet it is amazing how he is able to strike with such precision and not get bit.

I understand that I should try switching him back over to pre-killed and hopefully thawed out soon.

Have any of you guys had to deal with a snake that suddenly stopped taking dead rodents and had to switch over to live? And were you able to get to switch the serpent back over to dead?
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Scott

Reptiles
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1 Colombian Rainbow Boa (Rocky)
1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)

Other
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1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
1.0 Hooded Rat* (Clubber, R.I.P.)
0.1 Albino Rat (Isis)

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Scott

Reptiles
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1 Colombian Rainbow Boa (Rocky)
1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)

Other
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1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
1.0 Hooded Rat* (Clubber, R.I.P.)
0.1 Albino Rat (Isis)

thanks for the spelling correction i thought a bass had bitten his butt or something (bass arse) ha ha ha (i am sorry my sense of humor is so lame)
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-Jasmine

1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
(Mercutio and Kajika)

Guess we'll have to put up with you for a while longer ??

I've had a couple of times where one of my BRB's wanted live for a change of pace but that never lasted long. Mostly let em go hungry a few weeks and then they'll eat anything!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

i have a het piebald ball python yeha i know not rainbow but she was on live from previous owner as well took me about 2 months to get her to frozen thawed and she was eh on them then all of a sudden started nailin them like crazy and loving them for a few months then nothin everything stopped 2 weeks later i go fine ill get you a live rat gave her that next week i try frozen thawed and she is back in the ball game hasnt stopped since

i've not had this problem mine have always eaten without a fuss. but watching a snake take live prey is one of the coolest things to see ever.

i'd say if you let him go without for a while he'll be greatful to get anything you give them though. good luck
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Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Albino Motley Corn
1.0 Black cat

Scott,
...Look for subtle changes in the snakes environement and then try subtle changes in switching from live to dead. Rather than offer a dead rat get two very small live ones and let him eat one live and then stun the second one and see if he will take it. If he takes the stunned one try a stunned one first followed by a dead one next time.
Good luck,
Jeff

>>...well I'm sure some of you remember that Rocky was being fed live rat pups under his pervious owner and I had to switch him over to dead small rats....which was successful until a couple months ago....when he refused to take a pre-killed small rat. Unfortunately, I got him feeding again with a live small rat, and as some of you recall, I still have an awesome not so little pet rat. Thus, I do get slightly upset having to watch Rocky kill again, yet it is amazing how he is able to strike with such precision and not get bit.
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>>I understand that I should try switching him back over to pre-killed and hopefully thawed out soon.
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>>Have any of you guys had to deal with a snake that suddenly stopped taking dead rodents and had to switch over to live? And were you able to get to switch the serpent back over to dead?
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>>Scott
>>
>>Reptiles
>>--------
>>1 Colombian Rainbow Boa (Rocky)
>>1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
>>0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
>>1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
>>0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)
>>
>>Other
>>-----
>>1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
>>1.0 Hooded Rat* (Clubber, R.I.P.)
>>0.1 Albino Rat (Isis)