first feeding attemp.

[Deu2e]

well today i tried to feed reese today a live rat pup, but he did not take. i was told by the breeder he feeds f/t weaned mice and live rat pups. i tried the live rat, he seemed pretty interested at the end but did not take. ill try again after a couple days.

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[Zincubus]

well today i tried to feed reese today a live rat pup, but he did not take. i was told by the breeder he feeds f/t weaned mice and live rat pups. i tried the live rat, he seemed pretty interested at the end but did not take. ill try again after a couple days.

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Was he in his hide or just roaming . My five will only strike from the security of their hides and I'm feeding defrosted mice / rats .

[Deu2e]

i took both hides out of his tub and with my tongs i placed the live rat pup inside. at first he did not take any interest, about 2 mins later he started to be interested. i left the pup inside for about 10 mins, he went up to it and smelled it but never took. did i do something wrong? its his first feed.

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[Deu2e]

another thing the live rat pup was about 85 degrees i used my temp gun to measure its temp

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[tttaylorrr]

i took both hides out of his tub and with my tongs i placed the live rat pup inside.

leave the hides in and stick the head of the feeder in the entrance of the hide. it should entice them to strike or at least stick their head out.

another thing the live rat pup was about 85 degrees i used my temp gun to measure its temp

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you should heat the head up to 105° and the rest of the body about...95-°100°?

[Deu2e]

leave the hides in and stick the head of the feeder in the entrance of the hide. it should entice them to strike or at least stick their head out.


you should heat the head up to 105° and the rest of the body about...95-°100°?

ok how would i do that?

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[Deu2e]

as far as heating him it up its live

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[tttaylorrr]

as far as heating him it up its live

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shoot, my bad; didn't read carefully enough. don't worry about heating them up then, but i could be wrong so listen to others who feed live.
but imo grab the rat by the shoulder blades and stick it's head into the hide; they should see it and hopefully react.
like i said i don't feed live so listen to others advise. 😊

[Deu2e]

lol ok. he seemed interested in the rat but he just moved away. when i took the rat out of his tub, and put his hides back in he went right back in his hide like 10 seconds later.

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[tttaylorrr]

lol ok. he seemed interested in the rat but he just moved away. when i took the rat out of his tub, and put his hides back in he went right back in his hide like 10 seconds later.

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imo i'd leave the hides in place; it's their security. at least he seemed to show a feeding response, that's good. don't get discouraged from one rejected feeding! 😀