thats odd....

[reptastic]

yesterday i offered my tegus all rodents and nero and achilles snubbed em! i took them both outside for a hour since it was warm here and gave them a soak to try to get them hungry! i put a med. rat in front of nero and i put an adult mouse in achilles feeding bin, came back a hour later the rodents were still there! i rubbed each rodent down with telapia, nero hesitated but once she smelled the telapia she went after it achilles still took some more time. whats odd is the rodents are usually the fastest consumed food item even before chicken breast and telapia. i never had this issue before but luckily they both ended up eating them. i think the problem was; usually i just soak the rodents in warm water this time i just let them thaw naturally lol over night! any thoughts?

 

[mattison187]

That's odd. Must have something to do with u thawing them over night. They didn't spoil or something did they?

 

[Meg90]

Cleo was running around her cage like a nutcase yesterday, but she still refuses to eat a decent sized meal for me. The only "big" meal she will ever eat is two rat pups in one sitting.

So I thawed two, and put her in the bin, and she wouldn't touch them. I let her chill in the sun on the back of the couch, put them back in a bag and in hot water to make them hotter, and she would only eat one.

I don't know what the problem was either---

Its like the siblings are all connected heh.

 

[Adam87]

bearded dragon does that sometimes he wants a mouse sometimes he doesnt but hes a big doof he'll take large crickets over a mouse any day

 

[merlinsdrgn]

@Adam: can beardies eat mice? i was always under the impression they shouldn't...

 

[reptastic]

the adults can but not often, maybe as rare treat!

 

[jmwgibson56]

How did you thaw overnight? Did you let them thaw out in room temperature? thats a big no no. I work in the food industry, and theres whats called the danger zone. its between the degrees of 41F and 150F (or right around there). The point is that if you want to go for a natural thaw. Move your frozen rodents to the refrigerator a day or so prior to feeding, this keeps the meat under 41F (Most fridges are around 37-41F) and decreases the likelihood of bacterial growth. The fact you left them out in room temperature for over 4 hours promotes massive bacteria growth, and i can almost guarantee you the Gus know it! same way when we can tell that our food is just a tad past its prime. Keep an eye on them, and just keep in mind that thawing overnight in room temp is a bad idea.

 

[jmwgibson56]

On the flip side, if you choose to do a water thaw, that's totally fine. Run COOL water over the ziplock which contains your rodent, and let the water run for as long as necessary. Do not use hot water; you want to eliminate as much possibility of bacterial growth. I thaw my rodents with hot water ONLY if i'm feeding snakes, otherwise use cool water.