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ive had a 2ft bt for about 4mnths now
i cant seem to convince him to eat frozen mice he only accepts crickets and some ground turkey mix
turkey= 1 1/3 lbs lean ground turkey
1 lbs 97%lean ground beef
3 small fertile chicken eggs(local)
bonemeal
some various supplements
a smidgon of veggies
he seems to be growing on this fairly well
hes gone from 14"-24" in 4 mnths i just recently offersd him a live small adult mouse and he took that! but he wont take frozen
i wouldnt mind continuing to feed him this but its costing me a fortune! if i feed live mice theycost about $1.69 per 1, anything bigger goes into the$5-$10 range for 1 rat

thanx
mike
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0.1 Bearded dragon
0.0.1 madagascar giant day gecko
0.01 corn snake
0.0.1 Black throat
0.0.2 black rat snakes
mountain horned dragon...R.I.P
YTPL...R.I.P.
BKS...R.I.P.
etc...etc...etc
(UNFORTUNITALY about 16 various others...R.I.P.)
some locals kept for a few months to heal (i.e. skinks and a box turtle)

How are you thawing the mice?
If you are just letting them sit out and thaw, try soaking them in warm water.
The only time I ever say an albig turn down a meal, it was either sick or the husbandy was way off.

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

i have been just lettin 'em sit so i will try warm water,
though direwctly in water or seperated by a plastic baggie?
i found out the hard way about microwaves, yuck,lol
just a quick qeustion though, what is the normal growth rate for a healthy BT?
ive had him for 4 mnths and the 1st month he barely grew but the last three he has grown 10" longer, i thougt this was pretty good?
could it be im spoiling him on his favorite stuff so he knows hes gonna get it, so why eat a mouse?
he does eat like 30 or more crickets aday and just a little turkey
do you want a description of the cage and husbandry?
i will try to post apic of the cage but my @#$% card reader is broke!