O.k,


Well the used rodent bedding can normally be obtained for free from a local petshop if there are any near you - it can be worth tryng rat bedding with a f/t mouse and visa versa as a side point.

If your using f/t exclusively there are also a few things specific to them like splitting the head open slightly to get the smell of brains ( warning this is even more gross than it sounds). Also might be worth asking how you prepare the meal for him to see if anyone has tips for that too. Like heating the head with a hairdrier or a different way of doing the "zombie rat dance" for example.

On the pre-scenting you can try scenting small rats ( that seems to be recomended as the largest meal that won't make them go into "catch up" mode when fed weekly) with mice,gerbils,chicks,hamsters and possibly even rabbits. Its best to start with something you can buy frozen and just rub on the meal and return to the freezer. Nothing worse than finally persuading them to eat something and then discovering you can't get any more.

Maybe if you asked on the board you might find somewhere close to you that has a larger range of food available?

Do you feed in his home or in a seperate enclosure and have you stopped all handling aside from essential tank cleaning?

Pre-scenting the room to get them in the mood is a good way of getting them in the mood before they actually se the prey - and one of mine is also more likely to eat after I mist their tank.

How is his weight holding up?


dr del