Ok i got a few mousers in my collection. i know it can be frustrating for alotta keepers to transition their snakes to f/t prey. It can also be very maddening to transition snakes from mice to rats. These are mousers.

first, my GHI Mojave boy refuses rats (and any f/t prey). he’s been this way forever. so he currently eats 2-3 live adult mice per week. he’s about a year old, 537grams right now and growing slower than his brother/clutchmate. his brother is a regular Mojave that is approaching 800grams and is on f/t rats.

second, my Clown boy prefers mice. he will strike and constrict a rat but only swallows it maybe 20% of the time. he will eat a mouse (live or f/t) 100% always unless he is in shed.

Lastly, my Albino Super Mojave girl went on a 5 week fast and when she came out of it, will only eat mice. actually, I take that back. She has only taken 1 rat for me right before her fast. then she probably decided that she didn’t like the taste of rats. And so her last 5 feeding sessions have been two 25-30gram f/t mice. i’m glad she’s eating again, but i want her growing up on rats. also she will only eat twice in once sitting before getting tired and retreating to her hide.

Anyway those are my mousers. Do you have snakes that will only eat mice? anyone have tips to transition picky eaters to rats?