My guy did that last year. I had to get him smaller mice for a while because he was terrified of the bigger ones for a bit there. When I stuck him with a smaller mouse (not quite hopper sized, but a small juvie) he took it. I gave him a bit larger one the next time, and after that size didn't matter anymore. Little bugger still won't take a rat pup or small rat though. Darn him. Lol. He'd grow so much faster if he'd just take rats. :/Originally Posted by Salamander
What would do you for a "traumatized" live feeder?
We tried to switch him over with to F/T no success at all and went back to live.
Unfortunately, his last little meal was a scrappy teen mouse who fought back and now the snake acts "phobic" about them.
He won't eat F/T instead and "stunned" and "pre-killed" are totally ignored as "not food" so I have no idea what to try next.
I was thinking of getting him some pitiful little hoppers who can't "fight back", hoping he'll regain his former merciless killer confidence.
Beyond that, I'm lost for better ideas.
Anyway, try a smaller juvie if he was on larger before. If not, then yeah maybe try a hopper. If THAT doesn't work, try getting a different color mouse. Good luck!
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