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So I have a baby Burmese. I fed him a large mouse last Monday, then today. I originally tried a frozen thaw small rat but he wouldn't blink. Lke I said I fed him a large mouse this morning which he took right away but tonight in the cage he is back on the prowl. Usually they chill for a few days. I'm assuming I need to go multiple mice or try a live/pre killed rat?

Tell me how long your burm is so I can give you a better idea of an appropriate sized rat for it.

I would definitely stop feeding it mice unless it's in bad health & desperately needing nutrition. I have better luck getting snakes switched from one prey species to another by using a slightly smaller prey. For instance - maybe try scenting a weanling rat with a mouse, with the weanling rat heated up to around 92 degrees(F). If the burm refuses, wait another 5 - 7 days and try again. As long as its healthy, ride the storm out & don't cater to it being finnicky. The sooner you get it switched, the better. You don't want to have to feed an 8ft burm a huge colony of mice.

My opinion is that Burmese Pythons should never even see a mouse or any live prey (mice/rats/rabbits, etc...). They should be started out on rats & switched to rabbits when they're 7 - 8 feet long.

Hang in there!
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I absolutely agree. I never start any species of python hatchlings on mice that will be over 6 feet as adults.

Kelly