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No longer likes mice?

doortech9

doortech9

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My local petstore was out of mice for almost a month, and with my kids going on 2 weeks with no mice i had to do something.

I bought a pair of dwarf hamsters of suitable size and offered them to both sniper and peaches. They took them well and didn't complain. Yesterday however i attained some mice from out of town, and when i tried to feed, sniper took his mouse no problem but peaches turned her nose up! I tried slitting, braining, and heating the mishka up but to no avail, it didn't suit her taste.

I will try again in a week, but seeing as she has NeveR refused a meal in her time with me im starting to think that she has lost interest in mice. Has anyone a similar story? What to do!
 
If she has acquired a taste for dwarf hamsters then next time she refuses a meal try to scent the mouse with dwarf hamster. See if you can ween her off of the dwarfs and back onto mice. I am sure that many more experienced members might have better options so read what others have to say as well. And good luck!
 
It's a known problem, unfortunately. If they get a taste for hamster (which must be the Corn equivalent of caviar!), they can sometimes decide that nothing less will do.

Scenting is certainly a good first step. If she's big enough to handle two at a time, maybe you could try offering a dwarf hamster and a small scented mouse, at the same time. You might be able to fool her into taking the mouse, and if she takes that then you could try a scented mouse on its own the next time.
 
Thanks you two! I'll try scenting first i suppose.... What i really should have done a long time ago is buy bulk online, then this problem wouldn't have occurred. Caviar of the corn snake world... :)
 
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