My BP was raised on live before I got him. He was about 2 yrs old then. I had gotten him switched over to eating F/T just great...then he went on a fast...for 9 months! I thought it was a fast anyway...I threw out 4 dead rats. I recently put in a live rat and he went NUTS! He no longer wants anything to do with F/T. Any suggestions?

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Hum, you would think if he was hungry enough, he would eat anything. You could try buying live and killing them yourself, i know it sounds cruel, but I find that to be somewhat effective.

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Veronica I went through a similar dilemma with my male. For the first 2 years he ate F/T just fine. during the last fast in an effort to break it I fed live and ended up feeding stunned for the entire summer! Wouldn't take a F/T on a bet! When this spring came I started out with a live rat and after a couple of feedings I decided to try to switch him back to frozen. At first he ignored it. I took the rat and placed it under the Ceramic Heat Emitter and got it REALLY warm. He hit it right off and has been feeding on F/T all summer. This is the time of year I keep expecting him to slow down but so far he's still feeding.
If the heating doesn't work try rubbing the dead one in bedding from some live ones.

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Killing them myself has crossed my mind. I have a link for home euthanasia for small animals...I couldn't do it with physically providing the means ...*shudders*...even just to stun them.

Small Animal Euthanasia at Home

I still wouldn't be able to watch, but the means are a bit more humane.

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