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How easy would it be to switch from live to F/T Hopper Mice on a juvenile Argus?

-Tony C

easier than you would believe, offer thawed mice, an argus will eat anything, and I mean anything.

Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

offer frozen mice, it doesnt matter he'll eat it hahah. It is hilarious to watch their expression when they grab it and it's frozen...WTF??!???

Tom

Not at all trying to pick fights but I thought it was dangerous to feed still frozen rodents. Could be the "paradigm" I lived in until having alot of new(and 100x better) info come up on the forum. I've fed adult Argus and do not have a hard time believing they would choke down something still frozen...but with no health issues? cheers,big ears.

Hey thanks guys, I think its more humane to feed killed food.

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I have never experienced any health issues from feeding frozen. I have had a bit of a cough lately, but I don't think it's related. haha just kidding...I only threw a frozen mouse in once just to see her (large bt) reaction. It was pretty funny. Nothing happened except she looked at me like I was crazy, swallowed it and went and basked with an irritated look in her eyes (you know the look!). She normally eats jumbo rats so a frozen mouse was tiny for her, like you or I swallowing a small ice cube.

My point was that I have found feeding FT is really really not a problem with a healthy monitor. They'll eat live, half dead, rotten, frozen, half frozen, smashed, processed, salt & peppered...hahahha they just eat and eat and eat and eat.

Tom

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