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I think they just get really excited by the live mouse, kill it, and then get around to deciding they're not hungry. Although, sometimes if you pick up the mouse they've killed and tease them with it, they'll eat it. It's always worth a try.
MOST of my older KSB's eat f/t. There are 2 methods to get them to take it.
A. Heat the head of the item under very hot water and then dangle it in front of the KSB's nose. Keep tugging on the tail after they've struck to make them think it's struggling. After they wrap around it, leave them very well alone. You may have to do this more than once.
B. Leave the prey item in the cage overnight
A. works for almost everyone if I let them get a bit hungry. Sometimes they'll flip back and forth between eating f/t and only eating live. I tease feed with 6" hemostats, it seems to work well for everyone.
Erin B.
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