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  • 09-08-2004, 02:07 AM
    msolorz
    update: she finally ate today. 2 issues though:

    1. Had to feed her 2 large/jumbo mice, I am starting slow in order to get her upto speed, medium rats. It took her a while to get the first one down, approx. 8-9 minutes. The 2nd took no longer than 4 minutes, probably 3 and she gulped it down. Remember, she was extremely stressed because of the lengthy shipping time and lost a lot of weight over the last 2.5 weeks.
    2. Had to feed her live mice. I have tried everything from F/T, pre-kill, large and small rats, and finally live mice. The 1st mouse did not last more than 3 minutes in the tank. For the 2nd, I knocked it out, grabbed it with my tongs, and put it in her face. The mouse woke up at the wrong time, in face of a hungry BP. OUCH!!

    Hopefully she will regain her lost weight and add more girth for a late breeding season.
  • 09-08-2004, 08:37 AM
    Smulkin
    Hehe thanks ;)

    My problem eater took his rat like a good boy yesterday - had me worried a while since he's just not in keeping with the growth curve all the others are on. They DO stress us out more than they themselves are stressed i sometimes think.
  • 09-08-2004, 10:17 AM
    UberAlice
    Sometimes that can happen; my Ball wouldn't take anything except live gerbils when I first got her, and now she's happy as a clam on f/t small rats. When you move up to rats I'd highly suggest scenting a f/t rat with a p/k or f/t mouse, it may make the switch easier and be much safer than trying to feed live rats.
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