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    annoying feeding habbits!

    ok, i have 4 BP's

    now i have mainly 3 problematic ball pythons...

    one was the fiercest killer i had ever seen!
    one was just a good feeder.
    and one was skiddish, but always eats.

    now syler, my 09' male pastel 1000g

    he hasn't eaten his normal size p/k rat since early november.
    and now refuses live rats.
    ok now its tuff love for him,
    only f/t for him from now on cuz rats are expensive.
    it doesn't help that his GF is in the same room.
    and i know its just the season that he's off normal feed.
    so i wont fret much on him.

    scully, my 2010 female 350g bumble bee.

    she's become totally irregular! used to eat one rat a week, same day, same time. p/k.

    now she is totally random, eating when ever the mood strikes. so im switching her as well to f/t same as syler. TUFF LOVE FOR PASTEL GENE CARRIERS!
    lol

    now Gimme my 2010 male butter 250g

    he is working on the switch to weaned rats.
    and he's a very shy boy. hides at the sight of his own shadow.
    but he eats his mouse/weaned rat every week. and mostly
    he eats a weaned rat fridays, and a lg mouse on monday.

    Now for Sookie! 1800g+ and a lovely normal.

    ok she eats 6-7 lg mice a week. sometimes 4 on friday and 3-4 on sat.
    which ever she decides. i only offer again on sat because i walk by
    her tank and she strikes at the glass.
    i toss in a lg mouse and its gone in a minute.

    the problem feeders are scully the bee,
    syler the big boy pastel.
    and gimme's first strike out today.

    mainly want to know if anyone can think of a way to get syler to eat a rat
    aggressively again.
    and scully to eat regularly.

    BP's can be very frustrating.
    0.1 Normal (Sookie)
    1.0 Pastel (Syler)
    0.1 BumbleBee (Scully)
    1.0 Butter (Gimme)
    0.1 Mojave (Saffy)
    1.0 Albino (Leopold)
    1.0 Pinstripe (Triston)
    1.0 Basset/Beagle Mix (Bilbo)
    0.1 Basset Hound (Mimi)
    a bunch of red eared sliders
    and the oldest, male pit/mix Corky. 18yrs strong.

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    Re: annoying feeding habbits!

    You might try putting them on a 10 day feeding schedule. I can't guarantee it will work, but the few extra days between feedings might help...
    "Cry, Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war..."

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    Re: annoying feeding habbits!

    Quote Originally Posted by Vypyrz View Post
    You might try putting them on a 10 day feeding schedule. I can't guarantee it will work, but the few extra days between feedings might help...
    thats true.... sounds like a good idea too.. ill give it a shot...
    0.1 Normal (Sookie)
    1.0 Pastel (Syler)
    0.1 BumbleBee (Scully)
    1.0 Butter (Gimme)
    0.1 Mojave (Saffy)
    1.0 Albino (Leopold)
    1.0 Pinstripe (Triston)
    1.0 Basset/Beagle Mix (Bilbo)
    0.1 Basset Hound (Mimi)
    a bunch of red eared sliders
    and the oldest, male pit/mix Corky. 18yrs strong.

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