Quote Originally Posted by Kath View Post
Cass just won't go for them.
Hes on jumbo mice at the moment, every 6/7 days. F/t. Here in the uk it's not allowed to feed live, so that's out of the question.
I know he can easily take a weaned rat, maybe a little bigger but he won't.
Ive tried zombie dance, leaving it overnight, warming it up with mouse, getting him interested, left both.
He will take the mouse within minutes every time.
Tonight he's had two jumbo mice, enough gap between each one.
Will he ever switch? Is it essential he does? I guess cheaper, one item each feed rather than several, is that the only reason it's best to switch?
kath.
It's easier to switch trouble makers if they're feeding off tongs. Sounds like you just leave the prey in the enclosure and he eats up the mice? If so, start offering off tongs with a bit of action until you get him striking/constricting regularly. Then it should be easier to pull a bait and switch. Make sure the rat is the same size as the mouse. Scent the rat up real good with the mouse. Offer mouse as usual but stay just out of strike range - using it to get him into feed mode. Offer scented rat in strike range. Alternate between the two, keeping him interested with the mouse, until he hits the rat.