Re: Black Rat Hatchling diet

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Posted by Ronda on July 26, 2002 at 19:13:13:

In Reply to: Black Rat Hatchling diet posted by RickM on July 26, 2002 at 18:13:46:

Sorry to hear your hatchling didn't snatch up the f/t pinky right away. Here are some alternatives:

* live pinky
* f/t or live pinky washed with mild soap and water to remove smell
* freshly killed pinky
* frozen pinky broken in half (the heads pop off real easy) then thawed in warm water so the guts are oozing out. Yummy!
* live pinky with its head split open

Try pinkies in the morning, pinkies overnight, pinkies left in the enclosure with the snake, the snake left in a small enclosure (like a margarine tub or even a small paper bag) with the pinky... lots of different ways to make a mouse appetizing. I'd try something different every 3 or 4 days. I have the best luck leaving the snake overnight in a deli cup with the pinky (live or dead). Any reluctant eaters usually gobble up the half-pinky... something about smell of blood or other juices?

Good luck,
Ronda

PS: I'd avoid earthworms, crickets, or other non-rodent food items

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: Sorry to hear your hatchling didn't snatch up the f/t pinky right away. Here are some alternatives: : * live pinky : * f/t or live pinky washed with mild soap and water to remove smell : * freshly killed pinky : * frozen pinky broken in half (the heads pop off real easy) then thawed in warm water so the guts are oozing out. Yummy! : * live pinky with its head split open : Try pinkies in the morning, pinkies overnight, pinkies left in the enclosure with the snake, the snake left in a small enclosure (like a margarine tub or even a small paper bag) with the pinky... lots of different ways to make a mouse appetizing. I'd try something different every 3 or 4 days. I have the best luck leaving the snake overnight in a deli cup with the pinky (live or dead). Any reluctant eaters usually gobble up the half-pinky... something about smell of blood or other juices? : Good luck, : Ronda : PS: I'd avoid earthworms, crickets, or other non-rodent food items

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