garthy
Well-Known Member
I am interested in the opinions of the experienced herpers in regard to scenting food Items.
- Do you think scenting with blood is more effective? eg blood from a chicken on a rat pup rather than rubbing chicken scent on the rat pup.
- Or blood rather than putting feathers in the mouth of the rat or tying them to the rat?
The reason I ask is that I have a very fussy olive juvie and she is hesitant to take anything but birds, if I insert a pink rat or mouse into her mouth she will eat it, and she has taken a rat pup with feathers inserted into its mouth before. If I offer her a day old chicken (bantam) she readily accepts but is becoming more reluctant with the other offerings. Day old chickens are becoming scarce and I desparately want her on a more available food source.
Her "boyfriend-to-be" is an absolute pig and will eat anything (same age)
I am going to try fresh chicken blood tomorrow and will post the results. but in the meantime I would be interested in hearing your experienced opinions.
- Do you think scenting with blood is more effective? eg blood from a chicken on a rat pup rather than rubbing chicken scent on the rat pup.
- Or blood rather than putting feathers in the mouth of the rat or tying them to the rat?
The reason I ask is that I have a very fussy olive juvie and she is hesitant to take anything but birds, if I insert a pink rat or mouse into her mouth she will eat it, and she has taken a rat pup with feathers inserted into its mouth before. If I offer her a day old chicken (bantam) she readily accepts but is becoming more reluctant with the other offerings. Day old chickens are becoming scarce and I desparately want her on a more available food source.
Her "boyfriend-to-be" is an absolute pig and will eat anything (same age)
I am going to try fresh chicken blood tomorrow and will post the results. but in the meantime I would be interested in hearing your experienced opinions.