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Originally Posted by BigLou3

I always try to feed my carpets with tongs while they are off the ground. If they are wrapped around something suspended off the ground kind of like they would do naturally and you dangle it in front of them with the tongs they usually blast it pretty quick and wrap. I find it awesome watching them eat while hanging and supporting the prey with their body. You may have better luck with that instead of laying it on the floor also.


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That's the way I do it as well. I wait until after lights out and they are perched high on a climbing branch and then offer the prey. I only drop feed her because she won't take it when offered as described above.


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Originally Posted by Gio

I wanted another "super eater" like my boa when I got my coastal mix and wound up with something closer to our royal. Prior to her rabbit 2 days ago she had refused ALL food since May 28th.

Hunger does prevail eventually but I understand when folks get frustrated by refusals. I've tossed out several F/Td rats and fed my BC when I really didn't want to feed him.

In some cases, not all, a carpet will be more enticed by a fairly large prey item. I remember using fuzzy rats and not seeing interest, but when I tried a small rat she hit it rather quickly, that was when she was smaller. Now I feed large everything.

However, that isn't a magic formula here as I am never sure when or what she'll eat.

Silly snake!

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I feel your pain. As soon as I think I've got them figured out they throw me a cure ball.


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Originally Posted by Reinz

When I Picked up a pair of Coastals at 2 yrs old they had only been fed mice their whole lives. The previous owner said that they were unswitchable. I froze and thawed mice and rats together and skipped a feeding cycle. On the next feeding day they hit the rats without hesitation.

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This is exactly what I'm hoping for.


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Ahh.. Ok well then she's just being picky lol


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She's beautiful!

Here's what I did for my new Jungle guy that I got last Saturday.
The guy I got him from said he was getting live mice hoppers. Well...no, not from me :colbert:

So I first fed Michonne her rat. I ran the blow dryer over her rat and over his cage to scent and I saw him poke his head out. I had thawed a Rat Fuzz with two mice for my Corns. I then ran the blow dryer over his rat to scent. When I presented him his rat he grabbed it like nobody's business, coiled and ate that sucker!!

Good luck!

Well one missed feeding session did the trick. I thawed the rat fuzzy with some hopper mice and she slammed it right off the tongs and that makes only twice she has taken the prey off the tongs. A little hunger goes a long way when switching from mice to rats.


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Congrats and good job T. Sounds like she's coming around for you. You shouldn't have many more issues with her feeding now that she's dialed in on those rats. She'll be taking down larges in no time. ;)

Awesome!! I'm glad to hear that Terminal. Your good to go now.


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