Hi Gang,

I have a 2005 female albino Ball. It took me months to get her to switch from live to pre-killed prey (the breeder only feeds live). She fed on pre-killed adult mice weekly for at least 8 weeks after I finally got her to strike the pre-killed mice. Then, all of a sudden, she refused pre-killed prey. She is actively hunting when the lights go out but absolutely won't strike at the thawed mice. I've dangled them, heated them up with a blow dryer, to no avail. She'll even push the prey around with her nose but won't engage. It's almost like she's hoping it will move, breathe, etcetera. She had a killer (no pun intended) feeding response when I fed her live.

I know if I offer her live mice she'll strike them instantly. But I don't want to lose any progress I've made in converting her to pre-killed by feeding her live mice just to get her to eat. She's missed 8 weeks of feeding at this point and I'm finding myself in quite the juxtaposition. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!!