Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Here is the routine

Open enclosure - Drop Rat - Close Enclosure - Check back 10 minutes later - Remove Rat if not eaten.

Most of the time the rats don't even have time to touch the floor of the enclosure .
Pretty much my routine as well - all live fed.

It's usually

Open drawer, drop rat - THWACK!
Open drawer, drop rat - THWACK!
and so on.

The tricky ones are the big girls that come out to greet you and would take the rat right out of your hand if you let them. Those are:

Slide drawer open, shut drawer quickly, slide drawer open, shut drawer quickly, cross self, slide drawer open, TRY to drop rat before girl grabs it, count fingers, shut drawer.

Refusals don't get offered again until their next scheduled feed (5 days for babies and juveniles, 7 days for adults).