My 3 snakes (300-550 gram) do not seem at all interested in rats. I got my 550 gram female pastel to eat 1 weaned rat after keeping it overnight with 4 mice. That has been the only time. Even if I rub mice all over the rats it doesn't work. Does anyone know if another food is closer in smell to a mouse? Gerbil, Hamster, etc.... My 7 year old normal pounds anything and everything. go figure. Oh, I am feeding them live, and I have tried different sized rats and they just seem clueless
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easier food to switch to than rats
ashlandthunder
Apr 05, 2009 04:18 PM
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Bolitochrome
Apr 05, 2009 04:45 PM
Why not just feed mice?
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Watever
Apr 05, 2009 06:43 PM
May be you should try to feed them prekilled mouse at first. Then move to rats ? I am pretty sure it would be easier.
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kingofspades
Apr 05, 2009 06:54 PM
Don't feed the snake for 2-3 weeks and toss a rat in there. They'll eat.
(Before anyone jumps down my throat for the no feeding comment, we all know it won't harm the snake. I had a ball stop eating for 10 months once, then pick right back up again.)
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jyohe
Apr 05, 2009 07:42 PM
...eats mice...feed mice........why not..??
......I have alot of huge balls that eat mice.....it's fine...get huge mice....
I had 6 foot jungle carpets...they ate nothing but mice....they were here 10 years....(gone)....that's alot of mice....but at 6 adult mice ,thawed and layed on paper in the tank and walk away...easy ....
balls....feed 3 large mice a week.....(once grown)...all good...
some people think they have to feed 20 mice a week....you don't.....(nor a large rat )....
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exoticball
Apr 05, 2009 08:38 PM
You can also get a weaner rat (one that is within a week or so of coming of the nips and not used to eating food yet)leave it in the cage over night come back in the morning and you should have a start.
Please note: Never do this with a small rat or larger they can harm or even kill your animal.
Matt
