Ugh, I think I have a mouser....help!

[Reinz]

For two years two of my Coastals had not nothing but mice. For one year my JCP had nothing but mice as well.

Before I even tried any of the tips already listed, I skipped a feeding cycle to it's full extent before offering rats.

It worked for them. Three out of three Ain't half bad.



Mack, Coastal Carpet



Esmarelda, Jungle Carpet

[Sauzo]

Lol well that gives me hope still then. I know Allison is hungry and she is searching around the cage and looks at my finger when I put it up to the front of the cage lol. She usually just ignores my finger. I tried a rat 2 days ago and nothing so maybe this next week when Caesar, Luna and Dottie eat, I'll try again. If it fails, I know Caesar will eat anything left over as he has taken over as the garbage can of the collection now haha. I might also try a fuzzy rat as they seem more around the size of a large mouse. I tried a weaned rat and I think it might have just been too big. I know Dottie doesn't like to eat medium rats but goes gung ho for small rats and she is just over 4'.

Oh and for comparison, that rat Mack is eating is comparable to the size a large mouse looks like to Allison when she eats.

[Reinz]

That's a large rat that Mack is on. He's between 6-7 ft and can slam a large very fast unless the front legs fork out, which then takes a while to overcome.

[DennisM]

For two years two of my Coastals had not nothing but mice. For one year my JCP had nothing but mice as well.


Before I even tried any of the tips already listed, I skipped a feeding cycle to it's full extent before offering rats.


It worked for them. Three out of three Ain't half bad.

Simply offering rats without any trickery will work for 90% of them. It's the other 10% that will make the carpet keeper crazy.

[Reinz]

Simply offering rats without any trickery will work for 90% of them. It's the other 10% that will make the carpet keeper crazy.

Glad that mine may have been in that 90%.

[GoingPostal]

We could start a support group-fussy eaters for life. I'm still fighting with my borneo boy who wants live mice. He's getting them this month because he needs food, still offering rats beforehand and during but no go. Looked back at records and he's taken 4-5 f/t rats this year which is better than nothing but most months I offer every week, get refused and after several weeks I give in. I've tried a lot of tricks and even other prey items, chicks got his interest but still didn't take it, quail and rabbit barely got a response.

[DennisM]

We could start a support group-fussy eaters for life. I'm still fighting with my borneo boy who wants live mice. He's getting them this month because he needs food, still offering rats beforehand and during but no go. Looked back at records and he's taken 4-5 f/t rats this year which is better than nothing but most months I offer every week, get refused and after several weeks I give in. I've tried a lot of tricks and even other prey items, chicks got his interest but still didn't take it, quail and rabbit barely got a response.

Wow! Finicky Borneo! Now that's surprising.

[GoingPostal]

Ugh I know right? Drives me crazy, especially since everything else in the room eats f/t great at this point. He's very very jumpy and shy too though.

[xcjumper]

yep I'm the one that messed up! Dang....I'll try some tough love. I just hate wasting the food. But I guess my Coastal is always up for leftovers. LOL

[Sauzo]

Lol get a retic. They will eat their food, their buddies food and your food all in 1 sitting haha.