Feeding baby black rat

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Posted by Dean on March 18, 2001 at 09:15:04:

Hi Folks;

gotta small problem with one of my baby black ratsnakes. I bought a pair @ Glade's Herps while on vacation in Florida this fall. The male eats like a pig, the female however eats a pinkie maybe once a month. She only seems to eat when she has to, she's thin but doesn't look starving, I wish I could get her up to 1 pinkie a week. Both hatchlings were the same size when I brought them home, now the male is easily twice her size. I'm keeping them @ about 75 to 79 degrees, everything else @ that temp is doing fine, the Glade's rats, Russian rats & the other black rat. I've tried braining & whatnot to make the food more appealing but she doesn't even show interest in it, when she does eat she'll take food right from my hand so I try to get her to take 3 or 4 when shes in eating mode but she just stops @ 1.

Any suggestions to get her appetite kick started a little?? You've been a great help in the past.

Thanx Dean

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baby black rat ATE!! Dean 03/19/01 (0)
this should work dg 03/18/01 (0)
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: Hi Folks; : gotta small problem with one of my baby black ratsnakes. I bought a pair @ Glade's Herps while on vacation in Florida this fall. The male eats like a pig, the female however eats a pinkie maybe once a month. She only seems to eat when she has to, she's thin but doesn't look starving, I wish I could get her up to 1 pinkie a week. Both hatchlings were the same size when I brought them home, now the male is easily twice her size. I'm keeping them @ about 75 to 79 degrees, everything else @ that temp is doing fine, the Glade's rats, Russian rats & the other black rat. I've tried braining & whatnot to make the food more appealing but she doesn't even show interest in it, when she does eat she'll take food right from my hand so I try to get her to take 3 or 4 when shes in eating mode but she just stops @ 1. : Any suggestions to get her appetite kick started a little?? You've been a great help in the past. : Thanx Dean

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