Black rat vs ball python

[onna_shinigami]

My 3ft ball python male, refuses to eat any black rodent. So I was wondering if there was anything you could dust them with to make them seem grayish that won't harm the snake. I've gotten him to eat a black rat before but it had a gray belly and I had to hold it up by the tail for him to go for it.

Onna

[JeffJ]

plain old flour should be ok.

since rodents eat grain, and thats all flour is.

[dr del]

Hi,

Wouldn't that turn into kind of horrible goopy glue when it encountered snake mucus?

If the rats skin is pink you could always shave them.


dr del

[Slim]

Welcome to BPnet.

Feed white rodents...problem solved.

[nixer]

calicum powder?

[JeffJ]

Hi,

Wouldn't that turn into kind of horrible goopy glue when it encountered snake mucus?

If the rats skin is pink you could always shave them.


dr del

touchee

[onna_shinigami]

Thats the problem I can't always get a white or black and white rat. It'd be nice to be able to get him to eat the solid black ones and eventually get him on f/t but that might be a bit longer.