I have a pair of 6/2016 olives that arrived early April. Their feeding response is insane. They were eating f/t rat fuzzies, but the breeder suggested moving them up to small rat pups. My rat pups are on the large size, so I've still been doing the fuzzies. The female takes the fuzzy, strangles it more deadthen drops it, lays on it, then starts striking the side of the bin. I've covered it and gone back to my desk (my "office" shares space with quarantine) and she keeps it up for a good 15-20 minutes. I don't want her to damage her nose, so I give her a second one. That one she eats. The first one...I remove the carcass the next morning because she NEVER eats the first one, only the second one. The first time I fed her, I just left the one in with her and she wouldn't eat it. The second feeding attempt was made 3 days later, and that's when I began offering the two and she began happily eating the second one. The male eats normally, but strikes so hard his momentum carries him half his length. I've got nothing in my collection that responds like this. Whoa
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then drops it, lays on it, then starts striking the side of the bin. I've covered it and gone back to my desk (my "office" shares space with quarantine) and she keeps it up for a good 15-20 minutes. I don't want her to damage her nose, so I give her a second one. That one she eats. The first one...I remove the carcass the next morning because she NEVER eats the first one, only the second one. The first time I fed her, I just left the one in with her and she wouldn't eat it. The second feeding attempt was made 3 days later, and that's when I began offering the two and she began happily eating the second one. The male eats normally, but strikes so hard his momentum carries him half his length. I've got nothing in my collection that responds like this. Whoa
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