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Switching from mice to rats?
- Thread starter Carinata
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Carinata
Ever Evolving Exotics
I may try that she OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOMed two XXL mice tonite!
RosieReal
New member
How gross can you go? You could try a rat-gut bath.
From the sounds of it, if she refuses the rat, she gets a mouse. Dont let her train you, David! So far, you're rewarding the behavior you dont want.
I dont know anything about if snakes learn things or not, but even fish know what day feeding day is and what portion of the tank I feed in. Maybe she knows if she holds out, you'll give her what she wants.
From the sounds of it, if she refuses the rat, she gets a mouse. Dont let her train you, David! So far, you're rewarding the behavior you dont want.
I dont know anything about if snakes learn things or not, but even fish know what day feeding day is and what portion of the tank I feed in. Maybe she knows if she holds out, you'll give her what she wants.
RosieReal
New member
Does he ever!!! I just did a quick search on "jasmine"
pre shed
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96214&highlight=Jasmine
post shed
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96543&highlight=Jasmine
progression:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96740&highlight=Jasmine
Hypancistrus
New member
I'm with him. All of ours go onto rats once they are big enough. Usually takes 1.5-2 years to get the corns/kings onto them... the boas almost no time at all.
Can you buy just one at your local store? We've never had an issues with an animal already eating f/t mice not eating f/t rats....
Carinata
Ever Evolving Exotics
She is smart, I already spoil her!
Yeah I will find the most recent one
I could try that or just get one from my buddy that breeds BP's
jpccusa
Happy with this new hobby
I just switched my corn into rat yesterday.
Although the rat was about 1 1/2 times the thickest part of the snake, I was worried his head was too small for him to be able to swallow it.
It took him more than 30 minutes, but he did it. For the whole time I watched him and even helped by tucking in the front paws with a pair of chop sticks.
At first, he hesitated. It was the first time ever that he struck a meal and let go after coiling around it. He eventually went back to his "kill" and started his longest (time) and biggest (size) meal ever.
Although the rat was about 1 1/2 times the thickest part of the snake, I was worried his head was too small for him to be able to swallow it.
It took him more than 30 minutes, but he did it. For the whole time I watched him and even helped by tucking in the front paws with a pair of chop sticks.
At first, he hesitated. It was the first time ever that he struck a meal and let go after coiling around it. He eventually went back to his "kill" and started his longest (time) and biggest (size) meal ever.