I have had a similiar experience w/ thamnophis. The entire adult colony eats mice and last year, about a month out of brumation (and after being bred), 8 adult (gravid) females stopped feeding about the same time. I tried feeding @ different times, braining the rodents, even scenting but nothing worked. I decided to try live minnows and all 8 went nuts for them. After they gave birth, they all went back to rodents w/ mo problem. Snakes have a way of giving their keepers fits lol.

Scott
Albino garter snakes

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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