Trouble with F/T

[chakup]

She has a much much lesser response to ft then live. I'm hoping that at least now showing strike and coil almost there.

[Zincubus]

She has a much much lesser response to ft then live. I'm hoping that at least now showing strike and coil almost there.

The hairdryer trick on occasion just takes a little patience but after the first time it gets easier and easier, not sure if it's the smell or the hairdryer vibration or the sound or maybe all the lot but it seems to leave an imprint on them somehow ... maybe it's just some kind of learnt behaviour ??


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[hollowlaughter]

She has a much much lesser response to ft then live. I'm hoping that at least now showing strike and coil almost there.

Mine was having similar problems. Beyond what's been said about thawing in the room and heating the rodents to get a response, here's what I've done to get an animal that was skipping feedings to eat more regularly:

• Additional cover in his enclosure. Tighter/darker hides, plants, pcv tubes, etc.
• A standard feeding regimen, offering it to him the exact same way every time.
• After he's struck and is latched I make the rodent "struggle" a bit, lightly tugging.

Between these three things, he's now eating regularly and has actually been getting more willing to strike out at me when I open his enclosure and snatch up the food items immediately when offered with a strong strike.

[Zincubus]

Mine was having similar problems. Beyond what's been said about thawing in the room and heating the rodents to get a response, here's what I've done to get an animal that was skipping feedings to eat more regularly:

• Additional cover in his enclosure. Tighter/darker hides, plants, pcv tubes, etc.
• A standard feeding regimen, offering it to him the exact same way every time.
• After he's struck and is latched I make the rodent "struggle" a bit, lightly tugging.

Between these three things, he's now eating regularly and has actually been getting more willing to strike out at me when I open his enclosure and snatch up the food items immediately when offered with a strong strike.

I guess they're all different

I always feed at night as Royals are nocturnal ..


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[chakup]

I hairdryer in the same room. I offer to her first to get her moving, hairdryer for my other two and go back to my first. This time she struck so know getting close. Next go round I'll aim for higher heat since that seemed to help, and attempt an after strike shake.

[KMG]

PS Don't thaw your rats directly in water. Either just let them sit out for a few hours or make sure they are sealed in air-tight zip lock bags, if you're thawing in hot water...

Why?

I used to try to keep them dry with zip lock bags but it never failed that they would leak. Now I just thaw them directly in the water. I even serve them soaking wet.

I don't know how long it would take to thaw a XXL rat by sitting it out and don't care to find out.

I find water to be quick and easy.

[hollowlaughter]

I guess they're all different

I always feed at night as Royals are nocturnal ..


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Yeah, I aim for around twilight to start thawing, personally.

[chakup]

Why?

I used to try to keep them dry with zip lock bags but it never failed that they would leak. Now I just thaw them directly in the water. I even serve them soaking wet.

I don't know how long it would take to thaw a XXL rat by sitting it out and don't care to find out.

I find water to be quick and easy.

I try to thaw to food standards, all I can think in regards to above would be possible issue with germs etc, but yeah Everytime the bag leaks. I just avoid trying to do water for the full thaw.

[Zincubus]

Why?

I used to try to keep them dry with zip lock bags but it never failed that they would leak. Now I just thaw them directly in the water. I even serve them soaking wet.

I don't know how long it would take to thaw a XXL rat by sitting it out and don't care to find out.

I find water to be quick and easy.

Oddly enough , my two albinos won't even look at water thawed mice / rats ... I just presumed that some of the smell gets washed away ..


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[KMG]

I try to thaw to food standards, all I can think in regards to above would be possible issue with germs etc, but yeah Everytime the bag leaks. I just avoid trying to do water for the full thaw.

I just thaw to snake standards. Lol!

Oddly enough , my two albinos won't even look at water thawed mice / rats ... I just presumed that some of the smell gets washed away ..

None of mine seem to even notice.