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[Mr. Greene]

Hey guys,

I am having a little trouble finding suitable food sources for my new 3 month old Pastel.
Can anyone advise me on what size Rats/Mice you think I should be feeding my little fella. I tried looking for small rats but the things I eneded up with were all too big (in my opinion) - Plus he didn't even try to eat the smallest one I found, possibly due to it's size.
Do any of you know where I can find smaller food in the Atlanta area? All I can seem to find is too large for the little fella.

Thanks in Advance-
Mr. Greene

[lillyorchid]

You want to feed a prey item that is about the size by not any larger then the girth of your snake. What does your snake weigh? For a 3 month old I'd be feeding it a rat pup or a just weaned one.

Sizes: http://www.rodentpro.com/catalog.asp...el=frozen_rats

[Basketball303]

Do you have to feed him rats? If you don't have to you could also try hoppers or a small adult mouse and see how that goes over...if you think hoppers are too small for the pastel you could always try two hoppers to suppliment.

[frankykeno]

If you can get a weight on your 3 month old that might also help give you a decent guess on appropriate prey size. If you are having trouble locating a supplier for prey try sending a PM to rabernet (one of our site Admins). She's in your general area and will likely know where to direct you to.

[rabernet]

Animal Atlanta in Marietta sells live feeder mice and rats. He won't have appropriately sized rats for a 3 month old, but he has plenty of mice.

They're located on Roswell Rd (120) in Marietta next to the Kroger.

[Mr. Greene]

Thanks for the info guys. I got some arctic mice from Petsmart in the mean time, I tried offering him one last night, this time he played with the mouse for a while but ultimately decided to skip this meal.
I'll give him a few more days to get the hunger back then try again. I'll make a trip out to Marietta and check out the feeders soon.
Also next time I post I'll have a length and weight I promise

[Spaniard]

Try not to offer him food to frequently between failed attempts. It can actually stress out a snake further if he's not interested. If it were me I would wait at least 5 days before you attempted again.