I'm getting tempted! I tried her with a brained rat last night, again lots of interest but she didn't eat it. I'm glad I'm not the only one with one at six months. Naffing royals, nothing but worry!
If your setup and temps are correct and you're not over-handling it's probably not your fault. At the moment Princess does one of two things when offered a rat: ignores it and hides, or gives it a good sniff, sizes it up, sniffs it some more, then decides she doesn't want it and ignores it. Guess which is most frustrating?
Feather, bless her, nails everything she's offered.
Well Eden hasn't fed properly since middle of December, he had always eaten well, no problems, but he stopped on the 15th December. He did have two weeks in February when he ate a small rat two weeks running but has not eaten since. I have offered him a medium rat last week but he was interested in it, tasting & looking as if he was going to strike but didn't. I'm going to try him again tonight, but with adult mice, see if he fancies them for a change. Marg.
My mates royal wasnt eating for a few weeks. It would hunt as soon as it caught the smell of the rat, follow it to its source, size the rat up as if she was about to strike then shy away.
The cure was to put her on smaller rats. Not much smaller either, just from large weaners to medium weaners. She decided that large ones were too big for her!
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0.1.0. Royal (Salmissra) 0.0.1. Western Hognose (Spiderman)
quote:Originally posted by ruxpin64 I'm so happy I may lay on my back and pee in the air like a baby!
i am out!!!! little one and q both nailed their mice tonight, my mum gave me a blow by blow account of what was happening - im in london and the royals and simba are back with my parents cause not got space in our houseshare which sucks but q has been eating his mice for a good few weeks now so hes going back onto rats hopefully next week when im home little one ate the other week but it was only a fuzz so nothing big but yaaaay so pleased he's finally eaten
Well thanks very much to Boze, i tried Eden on an adult mouse tonight, he took it, yeah!!! I'm so pleased, but it is only a small snack to him but at least he ate it. Marg.
Dorians roaming around like a trooper, and he has been for about an hour or two now. Mouse is nearly defrosted, here's hoping he'll go for it this time. Will edit this post later with the result.
mine only fed the once since first week in feb going to try a mouce tonight instead of the big rats he has just to see if i can get him eating and striking again
Non feeding club
Posted - 08/04/2010 : 14:30:58
but two that still haven't eaten yet this year - nearly 5 months now!