Quote Originally Posted by Inknsteel View Post
I think it depends on the snake. I have two '11 girls right now who are on opposite ends of the spectrum. I picked up my pastel in June at 60 grams. She will eat ANYTHING you put in front of her. She was started on mice, but has gladly taken mice, ASFs and rats. She's up to about 300 grams now...

Then there's my spider girl. I picked her up in October and was told that she was pounding mice. I brought her home and started her on weaned mice and she pounded a couple meals for me. Since I'm breeding ASF, I decided to try her on those. Nothing... I think I actually found a bp who will refuse ASF. I tried to play stubborn and kept offering ASF thinking she'd eat when she got hungry, but she didn't show any interest. After a month of refusing ASFs, I tossed her another weaned mouse and she snapped it up quicker than I could blink. So I'm worried that I may have a permanent mouser on my hands. Gonna try rats with her as soon as my first breeders drop a litter, but until then, I'll be making a trip to the pet store every 5-7 days...

EDIT: IMO, if you're worried about imprinting on mice, you might be better off to skip a week rather than feeding the hoppers...
Ive had her almost for two weeks now so she must be hungry ! I swear she thinks Im food every time I open her tub.

Yeah I dont want her being stuck on mice, but realistically, I wont be able to get any rat pups that are appropriately sized for her for a little while. The only reptile store close to me probably wont have rats that size for a while, and Ive been checking frequently the last two weeks.

I guess I will give the hoppers a shot. I dont think snakes are dumb enough to starve themselves to death, well at least thats what I heard from justin kobylka. If she gets stuck on mice, Ill just have to do my best to switch her back over. Hopefully my girl is like your pastel and will eat anything.