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View Poll Results: What would you do?

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  • Sell her

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  • Keep her and try to switch her back to rats

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    I do not breed snakes or anything like that but that girl is definitley a keeper! She is gorgeous! I had two ball pythons once that would not eat anything but mice. I just ended up feeding mutliple mice and then they eventually switched back to small rats so don't give up hope on her just yet!

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    Quote Originally Posted by joepythons View Post
    Well watch for the package
    Well, I just checked for the box and didnt find one, so I guess you are keeping her.

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    Quote Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr View Post
    I do not breed snakes or anything like that but that girl is definitley a keeper! She is gorgeous! I had two ball pythons once that would not eat anything but mice. I just ended up feeding mutliple mice and then they eventually switched back to small rats so don't give up hope on her just yet!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
    Well, I just checked for the box and didnt find one, so I guess you are keeping her.
    Dang it Fedex your late .I am still debating that idea (keeping her or not)
    Joe Haggard

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    I can't stand to keep any nasty fur rat thing in my house, mouse or rat. But I love my pythons.. My boy Zeus will ONLY eat live mice, he would starve for a year if I offered rats.... So every week I head out to the feed store and pay $1.75 for a mouse ! Now a cat or dog would blow through 10-50lbs of food a month, that's like $10-$40 bucks a month easy.. If a snake is eating once a week that's $8 bucks a month !

    I would never give up my Zeus just cuz he is a picky eater... try frozen in bulk if it's that bad, but she is a nice female I would hang on to her !

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    She might make a complete turn around though it might take time so it's up to you to see if you wish to keep her or not.

    Back in 04 I purchased a female het albino (the most stubborn feeder I ever had) no matter what I would do she would not touch a rat (no way to fool her either)

    She went on strike for 9 months when she hit 1000 grams, I thought now way she would refuse a rat after that…well I was wrong still no way to fool her.

    Last year she went of feed again for 6 months this time and while I though it would not work few month ago (in august) I offered her a rat and she ate that rat without hesitation and even wanted some more.

    She now feed VERY aggressively on rats and doubt I will ever have a problem with her again.

    So yeah even the most stubborn can switch back, now the question is, do you have the patience?
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    Re: Would you keep her?

    Quote Originally Posted by joepythons View Post
    Careful you dont want bad boy points for talking about buying something in the wrong place
    Ahhh! You're right, I rescind my offer!

    But in all honesty joe, keep the girl! She's beautiful!!!!

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    now the question is, do you have the patience?
    Well thats a BIG part of the problem .When i thought about this certain project coming together in 2012, i of course got my hopes up WAY to early .So i take it this is her way of crushing that wish .
    Joe Haggard

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    Quote Originally Posted by joepythons View Post
    Well thats a BIG part of the problem .When i thought about this certain project coming together in 2012, i of course got my hopes up WAY to early .So i take it this is her way of crushing that wish .
    LOL, I think Lynn, my potential hat-band, is screwing with my wait too. Granted I have about a year and a half longer to wait.

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    Re: Would you keep her?

    feel free to send her my way.
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    I would try to get her switched over. I've had a couple that gave up on rats for awhile, but all switched back. My mojo male is currently refusing rats. It costs me $3 for a dang mouse, but I'm like you, I absolutely hate the mouse stink!

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