Missed a meal

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Originally Posted by DennisM

when it comes to baby carpets of any kind that were not started on rats, once I get them on rats, they don't see anything else for about a year. l want a strong imprint.

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Thanks Dennis. That's the lesson I'm taking from this. I think I got a little ahead of myself by offering so many prey items in such a short time. We live and we learn.

I'd just keep offering this guy rats, most likely he's just skipped a meal.

generally once they've taken rats they don't stop. I've heard of some that have, but I have not experienced it in my collection. I've had a few that never took rats, so I might be a little paranoid. I'm fighting that battle right now with a young coastal female, mice and chicks only. she's nearly 1.5 years old and soon I will raise the white flag! even if she never takes rats, I am confident the day will come when rabbit is on the menu.

Maybe it was just a glitch in the matrix. The jungle did hesitantly eat his 34g rat weaner today. I did cheat a bit and scented it with a chick. He held the head in his mouth for a good 20 minutes before he finally decided to eat it. My coastal had smashed a small rat AND a chick in that time. :)