Re: Do russian ratsnakes need a variety of food???

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Posted by Mark on March 13, 2002 at 17:34:38:

In Reply to: Re: Do russian ratsnakes need a variety of food??? posted by Reptiles on March 12, 2002 at 12:46:31:

: I've been dealing with faded amur rat snakes for about a year now. They are very closely related to the russians, sometimes commonly bred with eachother in captivity.

: Anyway, it's normal for them to go off of food for a few weeks at a time.

: I've read a few sites that mentioned that they are these extremely high metabolism snakes that take food aggerssively whenever offered, but that just isn't true with my pair.

: I've had good luck feeding smaller prey to mine than they'd usually be able to take. So, if they're eating hoppers, you may wanna try like a very small fuzzy or something. Sometimes, the smaller prey does the trick.

: As for the gerbils, hamsters, variety thing, they don't need a variety.

: Is this animal captive born or wild caught? Also, how large is it?
Thanks very much for the help I fed her today and she ate 6 small fuzzies!!! (i think i will rename her piggy) Oh yeah shes captive bred 3ft long and nearly 8 months old

: : Hi everybody iv had my girl for seven months now and all iv ever fed her is mice but she hasnt eaten in two weeks and i think its because she hasnt had variety and was wondering should try giving her gerbils/hamsters/chicks/quails?

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: : I've been dealing with faded amur rat snakes for about a year now. They are very closely related to the russians, sometimes commonly bred with eachother in captivity. : : Anyway, it's normal for them to go off of food for a few weeks at a time. : : I've read a few sites that mentioned that they are these extremely high metabolism snakes that take food aggerssively whenever offered, but that just isn't true with my pair. : : I've had good luck feeding smaller prey to mine than they'd usually be able to take. So, if they're eating hoppers, you may wanna try like a very small fuzzy or something. Sometimes, the smaller prey does the trick. : : As for the gerbils, hamsters, variety thing, they don't need a variety. : : Is this animal captive born or wild caught? Also, how large is it? : Thanks very much for the help I fed her today and she ate 6 small fuzzies!!! (i think i will rename her piggy) Oh yeah shes captive bred 3ft long and nearly 8 months old : : : Hi everybody iv had my girl for seven months now and all iv ever fed her is mice but she hasnt eaten in two weeks and i think its because she hasnt had variety and was wondering should try giving her gerbils/hamsters/chicks/quails?

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