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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:42 am Post subject:

I hear ya on that one Pete, I've also tried threatening physical violence, that doesn't seem to work either, you have to hit them where it hurts, take their mobiles away and kill MSN on the Router Twisted Evil

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James · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 933

congratulations, my girl started eating again 4 weeks ago but refused again last week. dont think she likes rats to much. Sad

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

Maybe she's just pacing herself James or she want's them much hotter maybe? Mine seem to like the heads of the rats so that they practically get 3rd degree burns from them Laughing

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PaulG · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

Where are the rack pictures??
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James · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 933

yeah iam going to try her again maybe 2morrow or sunday. iam Gina try putting a mouse and a rat in a tub and let them defrost together and then heat them both up so there nice and smelly. then rub the mouse all over the rat and then see if shes more interested. i will make sure i heat it up more then usual as well now you've said that.

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject:

Paul they only finished it about 1/2 and hour ago, give me chance!! Laughing

James, the most important bit to heat I've found is the top of the skull, get it hotter than you think it needs to be, as they will key in on that part if they are strike feeders, and then by the time they have finished crushing it to death and actually get around to eating it it's cooled down a bit. Be careful how hot you get the body, you don't want exploding rat or mouse, it's not nice Laughing

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James · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 933

yeah ive seen the xploding guts before not very nice to clean up.

PaulG · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

Lol thanks Claire.
I just read it an it sounds very demanding.
But get them up ASAP Razz

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James · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 933

Ive gotta say thanks to Claire, your advise about heading the heads up so much that you think their going to get 3rd degree burns really helped. i offered her a rat and see seemed kinda interested but she didn't do anything to it apart from look at it for half hr. i took it back out and really heated it up especially the head i thought it was to hot but as soon as i put it in the Viv she pounded it so must of been what shes wanted all along Rolling Eyes

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:22 am Post subject:

I should have rack piccies up tomorrow hopefully, I've been ill so a little delay Rolling Eyes

James, glad it worked for you, I was really shocked the first time I tried it, and they went NUTS, it seems to be the hotter the heads are the more they like em Laughing

God knows how they manage in the wild, do they go around looking for rodents with a fever Laughing

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