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jimmer7
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/11/2012 :  19:39:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi went to shop to get jumbo mice today as gone off rats was advised to try follow on feeding which they explained was offer small mouse first and as the tail is going down place rat head in snakes mouth, they said he would not know the mouse has stoped and just keep eating the rat.have anyone heard of that or tried it.

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Kelfezond
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Posted - 19/11/2012 :  20:44:56  Show Profile  Visit Kelfezond's Homepage  Click to see Kelfezond's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I've heard of it but never tried on the basis it sounded ridiuclously hard to achieve lol goodluck with it though!

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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal

United Kingdom
1197 Posts

Posted - 19/11/2012 :  20:51:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yep, i need to do it all the time. As a novice owner a few years back i kept my 1st Royal on mice for about a year and now mice is all she`ll eat, serious pain in the back side when she`s 1700g.
Its as easy as explained to you though, however i would say you need to start holding the rats head against the mouse`s backside (using tongs) when its about half way down, be gentle but in control as your Royal may start moving its head around to start the swallowing, basically push the rats nose up the mouse`s backside and 9 out of 10 times you`ll get a result.

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jimmer7
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
661 Posts

Posted - 19/11/2012 :  21:04:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi think I will just offering a small rat straight after if that don't work I think I might try it next feed

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Ronnie Sulfur Mojave
Sponge bob Firefly
Dr marshmallow brazilan black terranchala
Skellator costa Rican zebra T
Plus4 hissing cockroaches.
Reggie CA dwarf boa het blood
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/11/2012 :  21:09:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There`s no need to worry its really not very hard. Good luck anyway.

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