my snake was eatting pinkies, but he need bigger so we got a fuzzy and my snake will not eat it...i feel so bad already feeding LIVE mice to an animal, but its my boyfriends snake so its not going anywhere...anyways so i dont go near the tank when the snake is going to eat, but i went to kill up the poop the next day and the little baby mouse/rat was still in there ALIVE...i dont know what to do i heard you feed baby mice saltine crackers and kitty milk, but im almost positive this is a baby rat and im not sure if it can eat the same AND its midnight and i dont have kitty milk just reg. and the crackers IS IT OKAY TO FEED IT THIS? I cant wait till morning though it hasnt eattin since it was at the pet store... I DONT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW CRULE THIS IS. ITS NATURE AND I FEEL BAD ENOUGH SO DONT BE RUDE.
2007-03-11 16:31:51 · 5 answers · asked by ashley j 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Save the rat! and keep as pet .Rats are grate pets . It is all right to feed milk but I don't know about crackers.
Ps. if the baby refuses to eat make him or her eat a tiny bit.
2007-03-12 09:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by Gypsy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The snake may just not be hungry. Or simply be waiting to eat. I don't know that much about snakes but i think its ok if he hasn't eaten the baby yet. ( and i know how you feel about it being hard but its natural :)
also, yeah just don't give him salted foods since there bad for him but bits of carrot and cherios are good. wether he's a rat or a mouse wont make too much of a diference, they have a very similar diet. but, you should be able to tell by his size, a full grow mouse will be about the size of a weanling rat. so if you know for sure he is a baby and is still pretty big then its probably a rat or gerbil. (gerbils have fur onthere tail)
good luck, and talk to your pet store, they may be able to help you.
2007-03-12 09:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Doe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have cereal like cheerios, rice crispies, etc, this would be fine for the rodent. You could also give it small bits of cheese and veggies. If the crackers are coated with salt, I wouldn't offer them because the rat/mouse will probably become dehydrated very quickly. Something that I often feed my hamster pups is bits bits of bread soaked in warm milk (regular milk).
Good luck, I hope that helped.
2007-03-11 19:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it somewhat is relatively fantastically no longer likely which you will get a ailment from a wild rat or mouse, they're viewed extremely clean that way. purely be certain you clean the wound and take care of it with neosporin or something and additionally you need to be o.k.. needless to say it may be extra desirable to get it checked via a physician as a precautionary degree, yet once you do no longer i do no longer think of you will get any poor ailments. it somewhat is somewhat uncommon for those animals to have rabies.
2016-12-18 20:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a bad problem i would from now on feed the snake thawed out dead mice i would g to the locol pet store and ask for advice your question is kinda confusing me i am sorry i couldnt be of more help hope it all works out
2007-03-11 19:29:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋