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    Hi,

    I have bred rats and reciently killed them all for my bp. I have been trying to feed them f/t but she won't eat it. Is there something I should do?

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    well I've never tried it but some people make the transition by first feeding stunned mice, than freshly killed, than frozen thawed. And if that dosn't work try rubbing the F/T mouse over a living one. Or do the same thing but rub it against a gerbil. Thats what I've heard works.
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    Thanks, but I ment she won't eat the rats, not f/t. She loves f/t mice.
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    UV Lighting...

    Oh, well try rubbing the rat against a frozen thawed mouse. Or do the gerbil thing.
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    Yeah, I would say that your best bet at this point would be to try scenting the rat with mouse. Take one of your mice & get it nice-n-hot or even use a live on & rub the thawed rat all over it so that the rat smells like a mouse.

    Man, I am so blessed to have Hissy! She is SUCH a great eater!!
    Life is like a game of poker. You can play each hand to the best of your ability but you are still going to run into a bad beat from time to time. What matters is how you handle it. Do you go on tilt or can you maintain your composure & rebuild your stack?

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    ok, i'll try it.
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    If that dosn't work well...I don't really know. I guess I should make a backup plan so if none of that works with my bp. Maybe I'll mutate the mice to be the size of rats using radiation!
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    Or if you can get some used mouse bedding, you can toss your rat around in it briefly for scenting. Alternatively, you can buy a bottle of Mouse Maker to scent the rats with. Good luck!
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    She just started to eat her forst mouse!!!!! I took a frozen mouse and got here attention w/ it then rubbed the rat's head w/ the mouse. Worked like a charm!!!
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    Whoo Hoo! Good for you!
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