mouse/rat care

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i dont know if the rat will sense its living in a room full of snakes.if it does i'd imagine it will be a very nervous rat.

your snakes will smell the rat 24/7 as infernalis said that ups your chance of being bitten as your snakes will be in feeding mode.

i only have to walk into the room with a tray of rats and every snake i have is up and pacing about in antisipation of a meal.

i personally would'nt keep them in the same room as my snakes would be constantly smelling them.i suppose it would be like you sleeping in a restraunt kitchen smelling food all day long would make you feel like eating all the time.
cheers shaun

okay, i understand... i will keep the rat in a diff. room.

anyone have advice to get my ball to eat? any lil tips i could try?

[Nafun]

Put the ball in a tub in a warm dark quiet room. Leave it over night with a prekilled rodent.

If that doesn't work.

Try the same thing, only expose the brain of the rodent (sounds gross, but really works.). It will make the rodent smell better.

If that doesn't work, get an unweaned live rat (eyes closed!). Take a brown paper bag, and punch some holes in it, put the snake, and the live unweaned rat in the bag. Put the bag in a tub. Put the tub in a warm, dark, quiet room over night.