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jimmer7
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Posted - 15/11/2012 :  17:49:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi he stopped eating for a few weeks now he won't touch rats, last week offered him a mouse he took it , tonight I rubbed a bloody mouse all over the rat, he stliked squeezed it put in his mouth they just dropped it, driven me mad he never been fussy before.

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ajokocha
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Posted - 15/11/2012 :  18:12:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I know exactly how frustrating this is! My Floyd won't show any interest in rats! He's now around 600g, have to feed him multiple mice, as one isn't nearly enough!

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jimmer7
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Posted - 15/11/2012 :  19:18:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I will offer him 2 jumbo mice next ,he is 850g ish

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jbarlow91
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Posted - 15/11/2012 :  22:34:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Could try defrosting the rat in tub with mouse lol got my royal feeding again then you have an excuse to get another snake to eat the mouse so it don't get wasted :)

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Kelfezond
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Posted - 18/11/2012 :  09:33:50  Show Profile  Visit Kelfezond's Homepage  Click to see Kelfezond's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
For a long time I had to give Savina a mouse first, fairly small one for her - once she ate that she'd normally go for the rat afterwards but never before.

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jimmer7
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Posted - 18/11/2012 :  12:08:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi tried that mouse first, then rat but he still won't eat it, he strikes at it raps around it then just lets go, so annoying.

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