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    Eating Pre killed = Eating Frozen Thawed

    All but one, (My stubborn albino) is taking pre-killed great. How much of an indicator is this that they will take frozen?



    Thanks guys,

    At $5 bucks a rat, I wont be able to afford live, so I'm ready to switch them now!
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    I have some animals I've started on F/T. They've never been offered live ever.

    Just make sure its warm enough and PRE SCENT!

    Also, some animals may never take F/T.

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    It can't hurt to try! I feed almost exclusively live, but I still have several that will take f/t when I'm running low on certain sizes. That's exactly why I breed rats. $50 a week buying rats or $20 a month breeding rats...easy choice for me!

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    Re: Eating Pre killed = Eating Frozen Thawed

    Well, just placed placed my pickup order at big cheese. I'm going to give it a shot. I don't have the space to breed or the money to feed live. What do you recommend to pre-scent the rats with?
    2.1 Pastels
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    1.0 het Albino "Monty"
    0.1 Albino "Misty"
    0.1 Poss. het. Albino "J-Lo"
    0.1 Kenyan Sand boa "Peachy" 13 years old
    0.1 English Mastiff "Princess Pickles"
    1.0 MinPin "Reco"
    0.1 Sumatran Red Blood python "Kim Kardashian"
    1.0 Jungle Giant Leopard Gecko
    0.1 Lavender Reverse Stripe Super Giant Leopard Gecko
    1.1 Het Albino Ball pythons
    1.0 Cinnamon ball python
    0.1 Hypo Boa

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    Re: Eating Pre killed = Eating Frozen Thawed

    one of mine gobbles down p/k, but won't touch a f/t... i thaw in a bag in warm water for about an hour, changing the water about 3 times, then warm under a heat lamp... he's struck once, but won't eat 'em. i don't know what it is about them, it makes me wonder if they can pick up on the fact that it is recently killed e.g. some sort of minimal brain activity... i know this is a looney hypothesis but i can't explain it!

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