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Yness
09-14-03, 01:03 AM
I tried to feed my brb a rat pup as that is what the store manager said that she was eating, she wouldn't touch it. I left it with her for a long time ( a few hours) on the first attempt and over night on the second attempt. She didn't eat either time. So i waited a few days and fed her a hopper and she was all over it. I figured she was probably quite hungry (she hadn't eaten in 3 weeks) so i gave her a second one and she ate that. I gave her two more hoppers this week (a week later) and am wondering if i should try an adult mouse ( she looks big enough for it) or if i should stick with hoppers for a little while longer?

Invictus
09-14-03, 11:13 AM
If she'll take multiple hoppers, she can definitely take an adult mouse. I'd move her up.

BoidKeeper
09-14-03, 01:30 PM
Try her on fuzzie rats, she can take them and they are better for her. Mine came eating fuzzie mice and I switched them to rats on their second or third meal. They turned a year old this summer and they are almost full grown already.
Cheers,
Trevor

Linds
09-14-03, 08:24 PM
Did you just leave it in or did you try dangling it? I agree with Trevor, switch her over to rats as soon as you can. If she was feeding on rat pups she's definitely at a size where she can take an adult mouse. I would recommend switching to rat though.

Janiman
09-14-03, 08:41 PM
I'm not sure how big your snake is, so I'm not about to suggest a size (diameter of the prey is more important than quantity taken)... but the bigger question seems to be, why isn't it interested in rats. My ATB was very dis-interested in rats when I tried to switch her over, so I started scenting them with a mouse and she took it right away. I gradually got her to take them unscented, but it took about 5 or 6 feedings with mouse-scented rats to get her there.

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Steele
09-27-03, 04:00 PM
swich to rats as soon as you can try to dangle the rat in its face for a second that seams to make mine eat.

albinoman
10-05-03, 10:16 PM
Yes i also think you should try switch to rats as soon as posible, i always start mine baby Rainbows with pinky rats