ASFs, Mice, and Rats.....Oh my!!!

[twistedtails]

Nope.

CBB, but started on Mice.

Never switched over.

Again, not as cut and dry as you would think.

Plus, I don't know many WC that imprint on mice..

Interesting. How old is he/she? That's why I have offer nothing but rat pinks to my babies. I'm sure I will eventually have a few that won't take rats though, personally I dont think I would keep it around to be honest.

[Denial]

Try having a 16 foot python that wont take a rabbit. That will give you a headache

[lillyorchid]

I always try to get all of my snakes feeding on rats. For the most part, I've had no problems.. but I have had a few who will not take a rat period. They would starve to death before ever touching a rat. Making a snake go 6+ months with out eating because you'd rather try to wait the snake out in hopes that it will get hungry enough and take a rat. Think again. Not so easy and seems cruel knowing if you throw a mouse in that snakes tub, it will eat it.

I say feed your snakes whatever works for them. Might be a bit harder to find or cost a but more, but IMO... my snakes are well worth the headache and the extra expense.

[Danounet]

My 3 BPs are on rats. They will eat mice as well if I offer them. But I usualy get them rats.

Anyways I was bored this morning and I was cleaning the ASF's weanling tubs. I realised some of them are starting to get big. So I tried to feed an ASF to my less than 1/2 year old pastel, which is a pig, and he would not attack it. 1hr had pass and nothing. He would sit there and stare at it but nothing else.

I've never seen him do that other than when he is in shed. I took the ASF out.

[LadyOhh]

Interesting. How old is he/she?

4 years old.