Quote Originally Posted by Sammiebob View Post
What temp were the rats at? It could be possible that they were either too hot or too cold. Also, are you 100% sure that they were eating rats? They could have been mice and that's a totally different smell

I double-checked the breeder's email message to me and he said he fed them: "hot, wet f/t rats dangle fed on a pair of haemostats"

Come to think of it, I did not check the temperature of the rat pups prior to feeding them...I boiled the water and let the rat pups thaw in plastic bags in a cup. The water was still warm (not hot) when I removed the rat pups. They didn't feel hot when I touched them to check if they were fully thawed out so I thought they were okay. Is there a better way I can prep the food? Should I just run hot tap water instead of boiling it or let the rats defrost at room temp and just warm them up in warm tap water?

What concerns me is the snakes didn't even try to go for the rat pups or anything, yet the breeder had no trouble giving them F/T rat pups. I'm confused if they are not eating because they are still new or because I did something wrong.