So I have no experience with Live Prey but recently picked up a JCP that was being fed Live Hamsters, the plan is to switch to frozen rats but she came with 2 Live Hamsters and to make her transition easier at my place I want to feed her what she's used too.
But now here's my issue:
1) Every time I put the hamster in her tank she'll go after it but not instantly bite/kill it. She'll simply smell it. The Hamster is walking all over her as well, forced her back into her Hive. Figured she wasn't hungry and would try again. 2 weeks later I just tried again today and almost the same results. Now I know this hamster can't do any damage, they were hand raised and don't bite and also too small to do anything. The JCP is a full grown 6.5' Adult. I know we shouldn't be keeping live prey in the tank unsupervised but you think maybe me being there is the issue?
2) She needs to eat both these hamsters to get full due to her size, let's say I left the first hamster, checked back in an hour or two and it was eaten, can I still feed her the second hamster. Do they need to eat their portions fairly close to each other or it doesn't really matter?
Sorry for the long post, and the original owner is no longer answering lol just my luck.
Any answers or experiences you had that were similar?
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