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| austin_89 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 12:28:18
Can the colour of the rat affect feeding...? I just tried kane on a black and white rat and he approached it at first but then backed off and eventually went into his hide... I've only fed him white ones before today!  |
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| austin_89 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 21:12:57
He takes the rats no problem... I hope anyways, He's only been on weaner rats a couple of weeks!
Was waiting for someone to make that joke... |
| acd1984 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 21:01:58
I can see what the problem is here, you clearly have a racist snake.
;) lol sorry, someone had to :) |
| blackskull |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 20:07:58
my old female who was a mouser, couldn't for the life of me convert her to rats, wouldn't take anything other than white mice. would turn her nose up at any other colour |
| austin_89 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 20:05:02
Today was the 1st time he'd been tried on a rat that wasnt completely white and he just turned away |
| reptilemadd |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 17:32:54
My male Cerberus is like this for some reason, give him a black rat and bam he's having it but with a white he either ignores it completely or just plays with it lol. |
| austin_89 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 15:13:35
He's definitely an odd one! I think im still just getting used to his routine, ill leave him a few more days then ill offer him another one... I thought he was looking for food and not exploring cause he's already gone past his feed day and when I first put him in his new viv he practically went straight for his hide and didn't come back out so I didn't think he was bothered by the fact its wasn't his usual one...
He's only my second snake, after my corn snake died unexpectedly a couple of years ago :(... My girlfriend got me kane for my birthday, but I definitely love em and will more than likely end up with a collection of reptiles  |
| n/a |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 13:59:48
Ah, a change of viv can (sometimes!) make them miss a meal, and sounds like he was having a good old explore - a change of surroundings makes them extra curious and active.
Lol - they're funny when they use the rat as a pillow. I'd just about given up with Shiva last time when he did this - then he suddenly coiled round ratty (no teeth, just the coil) so I gave ratty another wiggle to make it seem like it was alive, and he ate it ...
Snakes eh? |
| austin_89 |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 13:26:09
I didnt wanna feed him anyway cause he's only been in his new viv since thursday but he was acting like he normally does when hungry so i tried but he werent interested... Ill try again in a couple of days with a white rat, he doesnt eat his food if i leave it for some reason, he just lays on it...? |
| n/a |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 13:14:10
I've heard this can happen, and when switching one boy from white mice to rats, chose a white rat just in case. He took. But another pair of mine accepted different coloured rodents okay.
Could be he's just not in feeding mode today? Could be a good idea to leave the rat in his cool end and if he is affected by its colour, he might come to realise that it's still food, and take it.
Good luck. |
