Takes nice but rejects rats?
Hey guys,
My BP is currently 9 months old. I've been feeding him an adult mouse and a hopper until now. I know that's little, but I had so many mice left and I didn't want to waste it. So instead of feeding him every week, I fed him every 5 days.
Just yesterday, I finally went to the reptile expo and purchased weaned rats. Today is feeding day and he refused the take the rat. It was nice and warm with a little bit of blood.
Any tips on how I can get him to eat it?
I just purchased 25 of them and I really don't wanna waste it ...
Re: Takes nice but rejects rats?
Wasting rodents is part of BP life unfortunately. There are a bunch of ways to get them to eat. We have 22 and here are some of the things we do/have done to get them to eat.
-we have 3 who won't eat a rat unless it's so hot it's almost ready to explode
-we have some that won't strike and take it from tongs. We need to leave it in the tub overnight
-some will not strike in light. Use a red bulb to see what you are doing
-scent your rat with mice or dirty mouse bedding (pet stores will give that stuff away)
-offer farther apart. Let the snake sit 2 weeks before offering again
-be persistent
All that being said we have 1 BP who no matter what we do he won't eat rats. And it's costly to keep him fed on mice!
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monks98
All that being said we have 1 BP who no matter what we do he won't eat rats. And it's costly to keep him fed on mice!
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I just saw this part- if you want to, a trick is to get an undersized mouse (hopper, fuzzy, whatever size your bp will still be hungry) and feed that first. And then 5 minutes after he finishes swallowing, to offer a similar sized scented rat (fuzzy, pup or small weaned, depending). And hopefully the BP thinks it is another mouse while still in feeding mode and eats it.
Re: Takes nice but rejects rats?
Tried that [emoji19] he takes the rat then immediately dumps it.
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Sunnieskys
I agree with mouse bedding. Especially from the male mice. I do this at work. And yes we give it to you if you need it!
Would all pet stores give it away? Like petco or petsmart? I tried calling a representative and they were like, we don't hold this service...
Also, WOULD IT BE FREE? I'm not sure if i wanna buy dirty mice bedding
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hollowlaughter
Braining a mouse and smearing that on a rat can help too. That's what I do when needed.
Does that mean to cut open the head and just wipe it over the rat?