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Ok this is what happened. Yesterday my snake didnt eat the mouse as i explained so i killed the mouse and put it in his tank and went to bed. The next morning i woke up and the mouse was still there not eaten =-( so i thought it be better to get rid of the mouse before it starts to smell, so i did. When i got home from work i wanted to feed the other mouse i bought some water and cheese and i found the mouse dead lol, prolly cuz of the cold weather outside and i left him in the shed. O well i thought ill just put it in the tank and have it in there for 1 night, you never know... so i put the dead mouse on the heat rock i have so that it would show some body heat... i went downstairs for like 3 hours and when i got back HE WAS JUST SWALLOWING IT. IM SO PROUD AT MY SNAKE. I feel so much better right now i think ill prolly be even to sleep better now =)
HECTOR HAS EATEN ho ho

Tanks for all the help guys.

greets narco

I've noticed that "chasing" the snake around with the mouse trying to get it to eat stresses it. I've also noticed that the snake tends to avoid the mice it was chased with, but has no problem with new ones.

Next time, just buy frozen mice and place them on a large flat rock, or in a dish or something where substrate wont stick to it. The snake will typically find it at some point and eat.

One more thing....you still have a heat rock? Get rid of it. I have seen these things cause burns on snakes. VERY ugly stuff. Buy an undertank heater (sticks to the bottom of a tank). More expensive, but worth it in the long run.

Glad to hear he is eating....

Ah thanks for the worries my friend. But i have put vilt around my rock heater to avoid the snake getting burned =)
So i think thats the best place to put the mouse on from now on =)
I think it makes the mouse look a bit alive with the heat around it. This may just be coincidense but hey it works haha.

greets narco

Cheese? Get some mouse food from the pet store. Cheese is not a good diet. Since when do older mice get any sort of product containing milk or anything like that? Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Burgundy baby, With your blue eyed soul, You play the hits and I'm on that roll, Capricorn sister, Freddie Mercury, Jupiter Child cry

I agree. What I've read says that 9 out of 10 adult mice are totally lactose intolerant.
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Yea that's almost as bad as the people that bring in baby birds to the shelter I volunteer with telling us they gave them milk and eggs...lol. Good times. You have to feel bad for the animals but it is so funny what some people think. Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Burgundy baby, With your blue eyed soul, You play the hits and I'm on that roll, Capricorn sister, Freddie Mercury, Jupiter Child cry

If you have put some thing around the heat rock to keep the snake from getting burned, you could be setting yourself up for failure. The heat rock can overheat, not being able to dissapate the heat properly, and short out. This could catch fire or even electrocute your snake. Not saying it will happen, but you have a high probability. I do not like heat rocks at all. Way too dangerous. For your snakes and your safety, you would be way better off with a UTH.

Just my opinion.
Happy herping.
Brian