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07-May-08, 09:10 AM
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Hey all
Just need a little advice on when to change from mice to rats.
I have a coastal carpet and she is about 3ft. I have read that it is better to change to rats earlier as some snakes can be a bit difficult to switch over.
If i should be switching now, what size rat should i be getting.
Thanks all
Simon
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07-May-08, 09:46 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: northern vic Age/Gender: 42  | | | |
you can try and switch over to small rats now if you wish, the sooner the better,
If it wont take them you might try to scent them with mice before offering or give it
a mouse first and just as it gets the mouse down offer the rat in quike sucession
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07-May-08, 09:49 AM
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i wud say fuzzy rats or pup rats for a coastal hatchy, pup rats are bout the size of an adult mouse.
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07-May-08, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Bugsy  i wud say fuzzy rats or pup rats for a coastal hatchy, pup rats are bout the size of an adult mouse. | The post read that the snake is 3 foot long NOT a hatchie so will easily handle a
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07-May-08, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by beeman The post read that the snake is 3 foot long NOT a hatchie so will easily handle a
small rat! | Yer it may be able to get down a small rat...but a 3ft coastal is still quite a young snake and i believe its betta to feed several small food items then one large...
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07-May-08, 10:11 AM
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simleal, Soon as possible is best mate. Just give your coastal the same size rat that you do a mouse. Too easy.
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07-May-08, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for all the advice guys.
Will try her on pup rats and see how she goes. I still have 1 frozen mouse left so will use that for scenting it I have any probs.
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10-May-08, 10:37 AM
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Thanks again guys. Here are some pics of her devouring her first rat. Had no trouble. Chucked her in her feeding box and dangled the rat in front and wham!
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10-May-08, 10:51 AM
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They should be started on pinkie rats. Only Antaresia need to start on mice.
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11-May-08, 11:07 PM
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coastals are great feeders mine eat rats and rabbits and never refuse a feed
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11-May-08, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by simleal Thanks again guys. Here are some pics of her devouring her first rat. Had no trouble. Chucked her in her feeding box and dangled the rat in front and wham! | Happy ending for all, except the rat 
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