The Burm Has Landed!

[dkatz4]

I am proud to report...THE BUFFALO BILL METHOD WORKS!

I took a strip of mouse hide cut from a frozen mouse and made a small incision on the neck of the frozen thawed rat and tucked the strip of mouse hide unti it so that is was secure but still hanging out.

I couldnt get him to take it after reheating and making it dance for him, but he instead took it about 15 minutes later without wrapping and striking. He just ate it after I left it there. Its almost like he's still aware of the rat but will put it down simply because of the small amount of mouse smell.

I swear live mice are like crack for Burms and he wanted his fix so bad that he took a thawed rat with just a little amount of mouse fur lol.

Zinc, Im going to do the buffalo method now that its worked, and Ill try it for about three weeks in a row, then when I want him to take an unscented rat Ill try exactly what you described. It does make me nervous however because I know that the little bugger is only eating the rat because it smells like his favorite treat. Ill keep you updated! Much appreciated!

FAN-FLIPPIN'-TASTIC!!!
I must admit, I'm just a bit proud of this Buffalo bill thing, seems like everyone who tries it has success. I did it like 8 times before i tried just a plain old rat, probably over-kill on my part. Interestingly Doc also just slithered up to take it after some time, as we progressed he would take it sooner and sooner. Once on plain rats, i would just drop in the cage and and he'd come over and just start swallowing it a minute later. Then this past feeding day when i put the tongs in he just looked way more interested than usual, so instead of dropping it i danced it around for a second and WHAM!! he hit and wrapped that sucker like demon! It was super cool, although much like my boas who have always struck and wrapped, it took him way longer to actually start eating since i guess he had to make sure it was "dead" LOL.

[dkatz4]

Its been 8 months with my main man, the Doctor! He celebrated is 1st birthday in July and today measured in at
5 feet, 4 inches!
Thats exactly 3 feet since i got him, (and remember he only grew 4 inches in the first 2 months) He's consistently putting on about 6 inches per month and for last few weeks has been eating 1 medium and 1 small rat per meal (every 7 or 8 days) I'd rather just give him one large, but i really need to use up these meds and smalls before i go rat shopping again, lol.
In other news i finished his new enclosure along with new enclosures for Irwin and Gimel; pics soon!

[Valyrian]

Its been 8 months with my main man, the Doctor! He celebrated is 1st birthday in July and today measured in at
5 feet, 4 inches!
Thats exactly 3 feet since i got him, (and remember he only grew 4 inches in the first 2 months) He's consistently putting on about 6 inches per month and for last few weeks has been eating 1 medium and 1 small rat per meal (every 7 or 8 days) I'd rather just give him one large, but i really need to use up these meds and smalls before i go rat shopping again, lol.
In other news i finished his new enclosure along with new enclosures for Irwin and Gimel; pics soon!

This is weird, your numbers are spot on the same as my girl. Same age exact same length ha ha and I'm moving her onto large rats tonight and feeding every 2 weeks from now until 10 feet.

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[dkatz4]

This is weird, your numbers are spot on the same as my girl. Same age exact same length ha ha and I'm moving her onto large rats tonight and feeding every 2 weeks from now until 10 feet.

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I've def been considering spacing out the feedings a bit now that he's a year old and on larger food.

[Valyrian]

I've def been considering spacing out the feedings a bit now that he's a year old and on larger food.

Yeah at 10 feet I'm going to feed once a month. I'm after longevity and not a large size at the expense of lifespan. A lot of people move them onto large rats a lot earlier but here's no rush for me.

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