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I have a 2 & 1/2 feet wc yellow bellied racer it wont seem to take mice I have tryed fuzys pinkys and a hopper. with no advail. it took a small frog & 3 skinks right in front of me also I had a juvinal with it they were in the same cage together for a wile one day i came home and was dissapointed to see the lil one no were to befound and the bigger one was fat that was a dissapointment since it has eaten a roadkilled garter I think what I might try next is to catch a few small frogs and get a fuzzy rub the fuzzy on frogs and throw them all together in there and leave this racer though is one of the most mellow racers I have ever handled It has only bit three times total the juvanial was eating crickets and f/t pinkies I'm sure they both ate crickets cause they were dissapearing fast I learnd not a good idea to keep racers together if size difrence the big one has eaten a frog & a skink that were gone wen i came back. how hard will it be to get her on mice this is a beautiful & mellow snake

Try scenting the mice before offering them. What often works is to offer a small lizard, and once the snake has eaten it offer a lizard-scented mouse. Do that a few times and the snake will probably start taking unscented mice.

thanks I'll have to try that its supriseing she wont eat mice the useally do must be used to a diet i tryed that with a anole it wouldnt eat the anole eighter gave it to a friend

success took a hooper mouse the other day ate it alive and right infront of me was a sight to watch it overpower the mouse and a skink shes not shy at all has eaten a frog 5 skinks a mouse and a garter snake right infront of me pics comeing soon