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idk about feed them there natural prey and if it may taste different but $100 bucks! I think they eat just fine on the mice/rats I buy from the nearest pet shop ^_^ I have had no feeding problems yet..

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Originally Posted by Ace-of-spades

I have had no feeding problems yet..

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Careful... don't brag about that too much in public! :)

I remember when I used to brag about such things... I have now seen the error in my ways, and am constantly apologizing for being so arrogant with the BP Gods. :D

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I don't even use gerbils anymore with WCs ... -adam

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off topic question,
i have heard that if you have a picky eater let your snake food(either f/t or live) in a gerbal cage.
What is it about gerbals that could get the snake to eat?
is it like sugar coating?(no i know gerbals arent sugar!)

Mmmmmm...sugar coated gerbils :D

I think the attraction is that they smell like native African food.

Gerbils used in the US pet trade are actually a species native to Asia, so it really doesn't have anything to do with what they are used to in the wild.

More likely I personally feel it's because a gerbils scent isn't as strong as a rats or mouses. Maybe to a ball python, a weaker scent is an easier meal to catch?

In the end, it's probably just the fact that it's something completely different.

Many rat eaters that go on winter fasts can be tricked out of their fast if you offer them a mouse ... just something different.

Change is good when it comes to ball pythons ... sometimes at least. ;) :P

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Gerbils used in the US pet trade are actually a species native to Asia, so it really doesn't have anything to do with what they are used to in the wild.

More likely I personally feel it's because a gerbils scent isn't as strong as a rats or mouses. Maybe to a ball python, a weaker scent is an easier meal to catch?

In the end, it's probably just the fact that it's something completely different.

Many rat eaters that go on winter fasts can be tricked out of their fast if you offer them a mouse ... just something different.

Change is good when it comes to ball pythons ... sometimes at least. ;) :P

-adam

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thanks!