Male took the f/t rat then dropped it 3 times

[KingKuma]

So basically my male fire is a rescue snake and the person i got him from was feeding him only day old chicks, three years later and after offering him a rat every feed he finally took!

i was so happy until he dropped the rat, i went to take it out he struck again and dropped it again, so i left it in there and nothing.

Any ideas?

[KMG]

If it eats chicks fine try scenting the rat with a chick.

[KingKuma]

i have been i don't understand why he drops the rat and leaves it after striking and coiling it.

[KMG]

When he strikes does he coil it? When he strikes continue to hold it with the tongs and kinda pull and twitch it as if it was alive. This may get a better response. I do this sometimes to get a snake into eating.

[KingKuma]

ye he like full on coils it for a few minutes, as if he's waiting until it's dead then he just leaves it.

[KMG]

Maybe try a mouse or smaller rat. My brb would act similar when I was offering medium rats, he refused them often. Then one day I offered a small rat and he hammered it. Now he eats a couple each feeding. I dont know what it is but he eats smalls so that is what he gets. The medium were not to large as he is 6ft and around 1900 grams but he only rarely ate them. Some snakes are just strange.

That or try live

[KingKuma]

ye i'm ordering some new food tonight so will get some smaller rats, and i would try live feed but it's illegal in the uk.

[KMG]

ye i'm ordering some new food tonight so will get some smaller rats, and i would try live feed but it's illegal in the uk.

Illegal!?! Wow, why!?!

Who enforces that? Lol!

[KingKuma]

good point actually it isn't inforced strictly, although i have no idea where to purchase life mice for feeding other than pet stores, i guess i could say the rat's going to a better place for hugs and kisses.

[KMG]

Officer, I don't know what happened!

My snakes and rats always got along before.

No one was more surprised than I when my snake murdered my rat.