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    Re: Still not Feeding

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    I would go with a live mouse. A small adult. That little one should take it no problem. Here is what I do with my stubborn feeders. Get a mouse from the store and have them throw a little mouse stinky bedding in with it. Set the box with the mouse in it on top of the bp's tub in the afternoon. With a few hours of prescenting he should get into feed mode with a quickness.

    Is he hiding when your friend checks on him, or roaming the cage? Have you considered having a fecal test to rule out parasites?
    Hmm we were trying to avoid going for live... but I guess we don't have a whole lot of options left. He roams a bit at night, but for the most part he lies around in or out of the hides. We would LOVE to check him for parasites... but he hasn't pooped in over 2 and a half months on account of no food so...

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    Re: Still not Feeding

    Quote Originally Posted by Fataltix View Post
    Hmm we were trying to avoid going for live... but I guess we don't have a whole lot of options left. He roams a bit at night, but for the most part he lies around in or out of the hides. We would LOVE to check him for parasites... but he hasn't pooped in over 2 and a half months on account of no food so...

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    Oh. I see. I would definately go with live. I always do in young ones, and newbies. Unless, I know they are eating f/t. The first priority is to get him to eat, and live should jump start his instinct. Especially a smelly mouse. If that works, get him gaining a good fat weight, and then try and switch him.
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    Re: Still not Feeding

    Quote Originally Posted by stratus_020202 View Post
    Oh. I see. I would definately go with live. I always do in young ones, and newbies. Unless, I know they are eating f/t. The first priority is to get him to eat, and live should jump start his instinct. Especially a smelly mouse. If that works, get him gaining a good fat weight, and then try and switch him.
    Thanks! We'll do that for sure. In case he doesn't eat the mouse... do we kill it and freeze it? Or should we buy some food for it?

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    Re: Still not Feeding

    I would offer something live as well. A smelly mouse or softfur rat. They seem to like those things that bounce around a lot. Rat pups don't move enough to get the prey drive going in a picky eater.

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    Re: Still not Feeding

    Forgot to mention. If you are feeding live prey, leave some mouse food in the snakes enclosure if you are leaving it in there over night. Don't want the little mouse to get hungry and munch on your snake.

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