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hayleylsl
Egg
United Kingdom
98 Posts |
 Posted - 03/10/2013 : 22:43:57
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| More of an observation than a question but it seems a bit weird- I've noticed that Boris strikes and constricts brown or agouti coloured mice but doesn't with white mice, which he always eats but quite halfheartedly- he's been on smalls for his last 6 feeds and I had a mixture of white and coloured mice when I bought them from a local reptile store. Is it just coincidence or do they really prefer a specific coloured mouse?! |
1.0.0 CB 12 Amel Motley- Boris
0.2.0 cats Grizabella and Jennyanydots
Foster cat: Jasper who has a healing broken pelvis |
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gaz1974
Hatchling
United Kingdom
146 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2013 : 23:09:37
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| In the past mine seems to prefer darker coloured mice. |
0.1.0 CB 11Amel Corn "Fuzzy"
0.1.0 CB14 Hypo Jungle Boa "Fizzy"
Pair of Woma Pythons |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2013 : 23:50:04
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| It's quite common for corns to prefer either light or dark mice. Some snakes even refuse to eat one or the other which can worry owners. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 09:38:31
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| Yeah, it's not unsual to hear of corns who refuse to eat black mice!! |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 14:52:24
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| Mine won't eat white rats/mice, got to be dark coloured or black. He will eat chicks though, which are yellow! Strange quirks they have! |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2013 : 17:50:42
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| Kellogs wouldnt eat black mice, but will black rats? |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2013 : 17:57:52
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| All of mind don't care :p I think white is generally preferred as its easier for the snake to see but how much truth that has I don't know. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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AcidicAngel
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1212 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 00:49:12
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| My boy is fine, eats anything put in front of him lol. My girl, however, is funny lol. if they are shop bought mice she'll only eat white(pure white) but if they are homebred(which I get from my friend when she has excess that she can't sell) she'll eat any colour lol. |
Corn Snakes.
1.0 Butter - Cereus.
1.0 Caramel Stripe het Amel - Vladimir.
0.1 Normal het Amel, Caramel, Hypo - Amara.
0.1 Masque het Amel, Anery, Charcoal, Diffused, Hypo, Lavender, Stripe - Aurelia.
1.0 Masque Anery het Amel, Charcoal, Diffused, Hypo, lavender, Stripe - Orion.
Leopard Gecko's.
Too many to list!!
Rat Snake.
1.0 Yellow Rat Snake - Leviathan(Levi)
Western Hognoses
1.0 Normal 50% poss het Frosted(Dutch Hypo, Caramel) - Thorne.
0.1 Frosted - Rose.
1.0 Anaconda het Snow(Amel, Anery) - Titan.
0.1 Normal het Snow(Amel, Anery) - Nyx.
R.I.P Pandora & Sakana, entwined in my heart forever my darlings. |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 02:07:31
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They just eat!!!!! 
It wasn't that like that, I had to persuade one or two. |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Coal
Hatchling
449 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 09:13:25
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| I'm a little concerned that I'll face this problem soon; as far as I'm aware my boy has only ever had the white P@H mice, but I recently found a little local rep shop and got ten agouti mice from them... Hope he doesn't turn his nose up! |
'Lovecraft' - CB12 male amel
'Sarnath' - CB13 male KSB (anery, het. albino) |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 09:49:45
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| You'll soon see - he might like them more. I noticed that Bazil attacks her black mice even more than the white ones, constricts them longer, and eats more eagerly ( if that's even possible with her :-) ). |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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Coal
Hatchling
449 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 10:43:29
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Originally posted by Razee
You'll soon see - he might like them more. I noticed that Bazil attacks her black mice even more than the white ones, constricts them longer, and eats more eagerly ( if that's even possible with her :-) ).
Thanks, that's encouraging :) Guess I'll just have to wait and see; he's getting the last of the white mice today, which also happens to be particularly tiny for some reason, so hopefully he'll be good and hungry by next week and won't be too fussy :) |
'Lovecraft' - CB12 male amel
'Sarnath' - CB13 male KSB (anery, het. albino) |
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hayleylsl
Egg
United Kingdom
98 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 19:45:15
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| It's odd isn't it?! I hope Lovecraft enjoys his coloured mice as much as Boris does!! It really is a fantastic constrict he does with the brown mice! |
1.0.0 CB 12 Amel Motley- Boris
0.2.0 cats Grizabella and Jennyanydots
Foster cat: Jasper who has a healing broken pelvis |
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Colour of mice and feeding
