I got a 1800g female who was just eating asfs any ideas
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11-12-2013, 01:31 PM
Crazymonkee
Do you asfs available for feeding?
Best would be to get it feeding for you a couple times then try to switch
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11-12-2013, 01:31 PM
Darkbird
I just put a regular rat in my ASF holding bin for a half hour, then fed. Seemed to work good, my girl took it fine. Got one who keeps switching back though. I'll scent a rat and get her going on them for a couple feedings, then she'll go off food again and I have to put her back on the asf's to get her eating then try and switch her again.
11-12-2013, 01:42 PM
bcr229
Re: Switching from asfs
Send her to me if you can't find any feeders, my supplier has more of them than rats. :P
11-12-2013, 01:56 PM
OctagonGecko729
If she has only ever eaten ASFs it may be hard. If she has been exposed to rats and mice at some point it will be a good deal easier. You can prescent a small live rat with ASF smell by throwing used ASF bedding on it or leaving it in a ASF holding tub like Darkbird said.
bcr229, I see your in WV. Is your supplier Naked Acres? I think they just got rid of all of their ASFs to a guy in Richmond VA.
11-12-2013, 02:44 PM
bcr229
Re: Switching from asfs
Yes I buy all my feeders from Paul. He took a load of ASF to VA a few months back, I know b/c we hauled them down and then brought back some 8' monster enclosures we purchased used. He still has ASF's and usually has them available more often than he has rats - we bought half a dozen ASF's yesterday from him. At least my "must have live prey because I hate f/t" BP's will take either rats or ASF's.