End Times
12-18-05, 01:39 PM
I acquired 2 of my 5 balls this past summer, and had tried for three months to get those particular 2 on F/T rats with no success. After the three months of failure, I broke down and offered live mice. One of the two took to live right away, and has since been eating two live mice every 5-7 days. The other.... well still no luck with him yet, but that's for another thread.
Anyway, the one that refused F/T for three months and that finally began feeding on live mice took a F/T rat today!
The rat was actually thawed out for a different ball, who declined food for the first time today since being in my care (talk about a let down), so I figured what the heck and offered it to my live mouse eater. He showed some reservation at first, so I began to remove the rat and as I did he stalked forward to the edge of his rubbermaid, so I brought it back in to him and WHAM! I still thought I'd failed to convert him as after he constricted it he moved off a bit, but I decided to leave it there for a bit and see. So, sitting patiently across the room I watched as this stubborn snake "tasted" the rat, nuzzled the rat, poked at the rat as if ensuring it was dead and then finally he began to swallow!
It's a little bitter-sweet though. I mean, I got him to take F/T, but only because my other F/T eater declined for the first time ever (he's always taken F/T like a champ since I converted him back in... Um..... June I think it was). Ah well. Thems the breaks when keeping balls I suppose....
Now.... back to work on my non-eater....
Anyway, the one that refused F/T for three months and that finally began feeding on live mice took a F/T rat today!
The rat was actually thawed out for a different ball, who declined food for the first time today since being in my care (talk about a let down), so I figured what the heck and offered it to my live mouse eater. He showed some reservation at first, so I began to remove the rat and as I did he stalked forward to the edge of his rubbermaid, so I brought it back in to him and WHAM! I still thought I'd failed to convert him as after he constricted it he moved off a bit, but I decided to leave it there for a bit and see. So, sitting patiently across the room I watched as this stubborn snake "tasted" the rat, nuzzled the rat, poked at the rat as if ensuring it was dead and then finally he began to swallow!
It's a little bitter-sweet though. I mean, I got him to take F/T, but only because my other F/T eater declined for the first time ever (he's always taken F/T like a champ since I converted him back in... Um..... June I think it was). Ah well. Thems the breaks when keeping balls I suppose....
Now.... back to work on my non-eater....