Have You Heard of Doing This With Problem Feeders?

[Rogue628]

Originally Posted by millertime89

Rogue, how big is the problem burm? Might be worth trying to switch it over to small rabbits or guinea pigs.

I haven't gotten a chance to get a decent measurement of her, but she's about 6 months old. When I can get her beside her clutch mate, she's about as long as she is but about 3/4" around. She was gaining decent weight while I was piggy backing a rat behind a mouse, but she still wasn't as large as her clutch mate.

It was suggested to try rabbit pinks. Not sure if I can get any locally, but I 'think' I can get chicks, but not sure if that's even a decent food source for her. I've never fed a burm chicks, much less chickens.

I honestly don't care what she eats as long as she switches to something that's better for her than mice.

I think I'll try guinea pigs as a last resort, unless someone can point me in the direction of an online place that sells them. They're crazy high in price here and I doubt Petco or Petsmart would let me get away with buying their 'pet' stock to feed to my pet. Our local shop doesn't carry guineas.

What are some other good food sources that I can try? It would be great if it was something I could buy online in bulk.

[millertime89]

rodent pro has guinea pigs and rabbits as well as everything else, its worth it to buy from them in bulk if you don't have a local breeder.

[Chu'Wuti]

Re the problem Burm--One of our local breeders (big-time breeder of BPs) told me to get rat poop and roll the F/T fuzzy in it to scent it with a more natural "live" smell when I was trying to get a BP switched from live to thawed.

Have you tried rolling the rat in mouse poop? If not, you might try it--get a good amount of fresh mouse poop to do this, about 1/2 cup or so, and really roll that rat in the mouse poop. Maybe, just maybe, that will work! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Sandy

[Rogue628]

I haven't heard of this. I normally get frozen feeders, but I do have a couple that are on live. I'm going to the local mom/pop pet store where I get my live and see if they can help me with a few different suggestions I want to try. I want to try gerbils and rabbit pinks. They're pretty understanding about feeding problem feeders so if they have what I'm looking for I can probably get it. I'll also ask them if I can scoop up some poo from their breeder mice and try that.