I have a feeding issue. I would like to get some advice about converting my little Bp Chimera back to rats. For some reason for slightly over a month she has totally refused rats and wont touch them but as soon as I offer a mouse she grabs it and consumes it. I have tried to get her to eat multiple mice but she wont touch the second. I have tried scenting the rats and she shows interest and still wont touch them. I rubbed the rat lightly for a second with the mouse and that's caused her to show more interest than has been the last 2-3 attempts with rats. My questions are thusly what method is advisable for scenting the rat with a mouse smell should I use?
I have found that a plastic bag in warm water until defrosted and then heating with a hairdryer has worked for the mice but doesn't seem to work for any size rat for her anymore. She weighed 241grams straight after shedding and a poop where she also refused to eat while in blue. I have offered 12gram rats and 12gram mice only after she refused 30 - 36 gram rats so far the 12 gram mice are the only food she has touched in a month.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated since I cannot easily obtain larger than 12 gram mice and the next option is 28 gram rats. If at all possible I would prefer to feed her the rats since they are a more appropriate size.
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