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how do I get my diamondback to eat
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Anonymous post on October 9, 2004
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Ive had an eastern diamondback for over a month and it wont eat. ive been trying to get it to eat small feeder mice (the white ones). Its about 2 feet long. what do I do. p.s. its wc
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by FLVenom911 on October 9, 2004
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Generally, the rule of thumb for me at least and I know many others probably agree with it is that Adamanteus over 4 foot in lenght will not take rodents. At that size, they will only accept Squirrels and rabbits. But since you said it was 2 footer, you should have no problem in getting him to take a rat. Make sure he has a hidebox and offer him a pre killed rat and put it right in front of the hide box. That should do the trick for you.
Joe
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by AquaHerp on October 10, 2004
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Although rabbits are a mainstay in the wild for Easterns, ones I have dealt with (over 4 ft) have taken rats.
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by GREGLONGHURST on October 10, 2004
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Heck, I even had a four footer that wouldn't take anything but mice. Strange critter. Tried rats, squirrels, rabbits. The key is getting it to feel secure. If it rattles a lot, you may even want to paint or tape the glass on the cage. If nothing works, release it where you caught it if at all possible.
~~Greg~~
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