awesome feeding day.

So... our adult female Sarabi is one of those "I'm not going to eat until I feel like it" BP's. So.. I brought home 8 adult mice. Our Burmese ate 2. Which is good already. :) but Sarabi, downed FIVE. I say 5!! It feels so good. :) but this is a question as well.. she's a problem eater as said. And I personally think she's afraid of rats seeing as how she has quite a few scars all over her body. So my question. Personally, do you think I could start her on smaller rats and slowly move up? Or is she going to most likely be stuck on mice... I'd love to hear both personal opinions and stories. Thanks everyone! :)

And seeing how I finally got her to eat I just kept going, she still wants another. But after 6 months you'd be hungry to. :P

I'm sure someone with more experience on 'picky' eaters will be more knowledgeable and chime in but...

I would try Rats and just supervise.. Is it possible that you may have been offering prey too small for her interests? I'm sure you are aware of the 'proper' recommended sizes so I won't re-list them.

I always offer appropriate size meals on a schedule (even during blue) and I never get refusals.. I might just be lucky thus far though..

Love the FF VII reference btw =)

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Originally Posted by RichL

I'm sure someone with more experience on 'picky' eaters will be more knowledgeable and chime in but...

I would try Rats and just supervise.. Is it possible that you may have been offering prey too small for her interests? I'm sure you are aware of the 'proper' recommended sizes so I won't re-list them.

I always offer appropriate size meals on a schedule (even during blue) and I never get refusals.. I might just be lucky thus far though..

Love the FF VII reference btw =)

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Thanks. :P he deserves the name LOL
but yes. They get appropriate sized meals or mice equalled to.what thy should. I'm just starting my breeding and waiting on my first two litters. Through her life though she has only been fed mice and a rat rarely. After 3 months of having her I was able to get her to eat a medium rat that left her a small bulge.
But I personally believe she scared of them. Once I get a small rat population going I'm hoping this trick will work to get her to start taking rats. Thanks for your input though. :) all help is appreciated!

Definitely try the rats. What I do for the transition is keep the rat in a small container with a f/t mouse to get the scent on the rat. You can even rub the mouse all over the rat to give it some more scent.