Re: My snake is addicted!
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Originally Posted by
rabernet
Kevin McCurley shared a trick with me that worked a time or two. When you pick up your rat from the pet store, ask them for a small handful of dirty mouse bedding. Put a handful into the snake's enclosure at the front and watch your snake. When he/she starts coming out of their hide, actively tongue flicking and looking for that mouse it can smell, drop in the small rat.
Worked like a charm for a few weeks, until she caught onto the trick! LOL
After that - I've converted every mouser in my colony to rats by using tough love (note, this should only be used on animals that are healthy weight, and older - I wouldn't use this on babies). I'd offer a rat each week, never a mouse. Eventually, they've all converted.
If you "give in" and give them a mouse because you feel badly that they haven't eaten, then you need to start the tough love clock over again.
With all that said - the animal's health always comes first - if they are rapidly losing weight (which a healthy animal shouldn't) - stop tough love and give them them the mice.
Yeah, i tried scenting the rat with mouse bedding already. Im going to try the tough love thing for a few weeks. My first step is getting a smaller rat.
