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For the last 2 meals, my difficult little male albino burm who was giving me problems eating anything but live or prekilled prey has taken frozen thawed heated rats without complaint.

The first time, (about 2 weeks ago) he sat with it for about an hour after constricting it, and I was pretty sure he wasn't going to eat it, but he finally did...The second time, (yesterday) he took the heated rat off tongs right away, and then after constricting ate it immediately.

Thanks everyone who commented & provided helpful suggestions & information when I asked about this issue back in January - hopefully its smooth sailing on frozen thawed prey from here on out. (I waited for 2 successful meals before posting, as I wasn't sure if the first time might have just been a fluke.)

Congratulations!!!

We have a female 07 albino labyrinth that literally was 4 or 5 feet this time last year. She wouldn't have a thing to do with f/t, only wanted live and would only attack the live rat on the butt. The rats would always turn around and bite her. She constantly had scabs on her back, thankfully no scarring. We would put an empty papertowel roll over the rats head once the girl would attack to keep her from getting bit.

Last year she finally figured it out and started eating anything we gave her, by October she was about 9 to 10 feet and ready to breed. We bred her and she is gravid now, due anytime in the next week or so.

I can't tell you what made her "wake up", but once she started eating f/t she became one of our best eaters.
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Randy and Michelle
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