My pied has been feeding on frozen mice for quite some time now, and I'm trying to get him to switchover to rats, but he won't eat them. How can I get him to switch?
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From Mice To Rats
repcouture
May 07, 2011 07:56 PM
Replies (3)
garweft
May 07, 2011 08:20 PM
Use white rats, the size of the mice you were feeding, and scent them with a F/T mouse. You can also try priming the snake with a F/T mouse by dangling it first till the snake smells it and shows interest, then quickly switch it out with the scented rat.
Also, make sure the head is really warm, almost hot.
repcouture
May 07, 2011 08:55 PM
OK thanks. I'll give it a shot!
repcouture
May 23, 2011 07:47 AM
So my ball python has been on f/t mice for the past 7 months, and I cannot get him switched over to rats. Does anybody have any suggestions? I have tried scenting a rat with a mouse, dropping in a live rat pup (which he "ran" from), primiing with a f/t mouse, and nothing has worked so far. My concern is that he won't continue to grow if I cannot get him switched over to a larger sized prey. Any ideas?
