My little girl is 6 months old and getting bigger slowly. I've been trying to switch her from mice to rats for months now and today I had success. I took your suggestions and made her wait for 2wks to eat then thawed a rat put in the same bag as a mouse, rubbed them together and wa la She gulped it down with no hesitation. I'm so happy now I can start increasing the size of her food. I know the mice have not been enough because a day after eating she sits in her hunger position and eagerly awaits the next offering. I have not indulged her daily interest but I have fed her about every 3-4 days for a few weeks now. Anyway, thanks everyone for the help and shheeww thank goodness I didn't have to feed live. lol