I have a green burm that is about 5 months old and i feed her f/t jumbo mice and sometimes she will kust follow the mouse when i try to feed her and wont eat it then the next week she will eat it no problem.Does anyone else have the same problem or solutions?? Steve
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Green Burm
steve1488
Dec 31, 2003 09:42 PM
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tomsburms
Dec 31, 2003 11:32 PM
I'd bet that she would prefer to eat live and she just follows your f/t around (i am assuming you are using tongs, f/t don't get around too well) until she realizes that it's not really alive. Whwn you try again the next week, she is probably a little more hungry and cares a little less that the prey is not alive. Have you tried warming the f/t mouse up a little warmer than room temp? Snakes hunt by movement, scent AND heat. They will sometimes jump on a warmed meal when they won't a room temp meal.
I hope this helps.
Tom
