hognose eating

[mhd730399]

hey guys, so i wana get my hogies off scented food so i can stop using tht stinky old toad in my freezer lol. so any ways to gett off scented to norm mice?

[stephanbakir]

Have you tried just normal unscented mice lately?

[mhd730399]

yep last feeding and they wont take it till i scent it ive left them in there for an hr and they wont take it but will take it from my hand scented

[stephanbakir]

Lame, have you tried shaking the mouse? Or even a live pinky?

[mhd730399]

no i havnt tried live but i have tried dangling it above . all my hogs eat unscented excpet my females. its weird everyone of my females willm not touch unscented

[stephanbakir]

Lame. Sorry man, I've always fed my snakes 2-3 times with scented then tried unscented and had them demolish the food.

[mhd730399]

wow tired unscented and they flip out hissing and puffing up scented its a one shot thing.

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by mhd730399

wow tired unscented and they flip out hissing and puffing up scented its a one shot thing.

MHD I also have a little hoggie who won't eat unscented. Personally though I don't find toad in my freezer that offensive. No more offensive than the pinkies...which will eventually be mice. Honestly I wouldn't stress yourself or the snakes over it. Just keep scenting them -shrug- I don't care if I do have to keep scenting for the rest of the snake's life.

[ineedsoap16]

Not sure how large your hog is but I've been sucessful with doubling the feeding, one scented and then immediately following with an unscented while they are still actively in feed mode. Good luck!

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by ineedsoap16

Not sure how large your hog is but I've been sucessful with doubling the feeding, one scented and then immediately following with an unscented while they are still actively in feed mode. Good luck!

Did that eventually lead to the animal eating unscented prey?

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by ineedsoap16

Not sure how large your hog is but I've been sucessful with doubling the feeding, one scented and then immediately following with an unscented while they are still actively in feed mode. Good luck!

This has yet to happen with my girl. She is just getting big enough to eat fuzzies and so far the times I have tried one scented pinky with one unscented...the unscented goes uneaten. If I then take unscented and then scent it and offer it again she will quickly eat it.

But who knows it might work for others. My little one is a bit of a priss anyways. Always has been since I got her in Feb.

[ineedsoap16]

I have have had it work with a BP from mice to rats, and one hog.