I've noticed this in syspila, gentilis, and multistrata, too. Some animals will eat anything one year, and then refuse anything but pink mice the next. Some animals show a marked preference for pink rats (I have two pales who will eat nothing else). I just cater to their needs and content myself with the fact that they ARE eating! As for what causes the change in dietary preference, who knows?! I have noticed that a female who will only eat pink mice out of cooling, will suddenly take hoppers after laying eggs. I've seen the opposite, too. NA milks are quirky animals, aren't they?... but that's sort of what makes them fun, too...

-Cole

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• Small NA milk feeding question - Tony D, Wed May 7 21:14:20 2008
• These 2 have worked for me - Jeff Schofield, Wed May 7 22:00:40 2008
• RE: I agree but only partially - charleshanklin, Wed May 7 23:43:24 2008
• RE: These 2 have worked for me - Sunherp, Thu May 8 09:46:09 2008
• RE: These 2 have worked for me - Tony D, Fri May 9 15:08:23 2008
• RE: Small NA milk feeding question - Jeff Hardwick, Thu May 8 09:18:08 2008
• Tony... - Sunherp, Thu May 8 09:43:07 2008
• If they were easy - Jeff Schofield, Thu May 8 17:19:57 2008
• RE: Small NA milk feeding question - CrimsonKing, Thu May 8 13:48:15 2008
• RE: Small NA milk feeding question - Scott_felzer, Thu May 8 15:43:16 2008
• They have a job to keep - Jeff Schofield, Thu May 8 17:32:24 2008
• Thanks guys - Tony D, Fri May 9 07:33:28 2008
• RE: BA will shed some light.... - bobassetto, Fri May 9 16:53:17 2008