Prey fixation

Deb speaks truth. No need to feed her every 2 days than wait 4 days and offer again. Way to much food. Once a week is perfect. Starve her out for 2 weeks, and try to defrost her frozen prey in same bag as mouse. Her being hungry, and rat smelling like a mouse might just do the trick. I have had live feeders convert on second frozen attempt, and others (adults) hold out for weeks and months. I have never had an animal that I could not convert to date though. Completely opposite I now have savages that launch themselves from their tubs when it is their time to eat.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

There is not guideline like do it for so many weeks and than stop, it's a judgement call you have to make based on that specific animal, size, overall health, body condition etc.

If it was my animal at that size I would do 5 feeding using rats than on feeding number 6 if I still get a refusal with rat I would offer a mouse than I would do the same again, and again and again

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Aye I shall have a go in a week or two, the amount of food I have given her is mainly because she has turned into an extremely aggressive mouse eater, literally striking at me if I am not fast enough to offer food.