strange feeding

[meltingfetus]

i have a 8 foot albino burm that has always been a good eater we even named him heffer. the last month or two he hasnt eaten so i dangled a chick in front of him and he swallowed it up. that was last week. a chick for him is like a potatoe chip for us. well i tried to give him a rat again today and he still would not take it . i put a chick in front of him and i never seen him strike so fast. i ended up tricking him and getting him to take a rat but what would make him all of the sudden only want chicks when he has never even eaten them before. sorry for the long post.

thanks
jim

[kevyn]

Chicken is like crack to Burms, chances are you won't be able to get him off it. Your best bet is to start senting other food items with chicken. I find if you get a bit of chicken blood on the what you want them to eat. Chicken will get a reluctant feeder eating, but you'll probably end up having to sent everything with it.

[meltingfetus]

the thing is i have had him since he was a baby and has always ate rats. last week was the first time he ever ate a chick. he has never given me a problem eating except for the last 1 or 2 months

[CARLiTO_]

just buy another chick and use it to scent everytime u feed, so basically defrost the chick with the rat and then scent it. Feed the rat and refreeze the chick.

[biggworm]

Starve him till he goes back to rats.We forget that snakes can go at least a month without food.It's harder for us to starve our animals because we love them.Let me tell ya, if and when he get's hungry enough he won't be so picky.GOOD LUCK MAN.

[kevyn]

That doesn't always work, starving them that is. Some Burms won't switch back. Chicken really is like crack to some snakes.

[meltingfetus]

i tried that with my retic to get her on rabbits. she went 3 months without eating. she will only eat g pigs