Re: How I convert feeder types
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Originally Posted by
AdamF
In his case, I start him with a live mouse to "get him in the mood". Once he gets near the back of the mouse's body, i gently take a medium FT rat, and have it follow the nearly consumed mouse. It works very well.
Technically this would be considered power feeding because he doesn't have a choice but to eat the rat. If he's holding his weight well, why force him? Why not offer live mice regularly? If he's a mouser, then feed him mice multiple times a week or more than one in a sitting so he's not being forced to eat the rat?
If he's losing a lot of weight and getting too skinny and refusing everything, then assisted feeding might have to happen but there are better things to do than force a snake to eat a medium size rat after already downing a mouse. If he's fasting on his own, let him do it. If he's not eating and losing a lot of weight then offer him whatever he'll take. Maybe he's not eating more often because you're forcing him and he's stressed. /shrugs
Re: How I convert feeder types
Both of my normal females were from a petstore, and ive barely been able to get them to eat period@_@. My first ia year and a half old and still only 300 grams. My second is about half her age and half her size. It drives me nuts. They'll eat F/T mice, but my first will ONLY eat if ahe is on an open and carpeted area. Shes terrible at being a snake. The second only eats in her enclosure, and while i offer food every week im lucky if they take 1 in 3 feedings. Im actualy about to try a live rat fuzzy on the second tomorrow. See if i cant yet the ball rolling
My burm and my spider male are such awesome eaters. I swear pet store snakes think theyrr allergic to food.
