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ive tried earthworms, crickets, pinkies, lizards, quail eggs, he wont eat!!!!!!!!!!!! ive gotta let him go, but i wanna see him eat first!

What I always did was place a lizard or snake in the enclosure. As soon as the patchnose saw the movement, he would go after the lizard/snake. I would then remove the food item and a place a mouse fuzzy in (live). I eventually used this to get him to take live fuzzies without hesitation, and then got him onto f/t without trouble, though sometimes he would only take live. Good luck.
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Andy Maddox
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The Reptizone

If you steal in hunger, I will kick you when you try. These stand for me. Name your god and bleed the freak. I'd like to see. How you all would bleed for me.-Alice In Chains

of the several I have kept, almost all went for Anoles. A third of those went for fuzzy mice later.

An important thing to remember is that smaller food items are required than one would have for a ratsnake of the same size.

Frank
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My WC (wild caught) Western Patch-Nosed has always fed well on frozen/thawed mice. In three years he has always been a good eater but he must be left alone or he will refuse to eat. He has always remained aggresive but has grown quite large (and fat) for his species.

Randy