I got my first shipment of mice and quail!

kjeter15 · 01-17-2013, 07:29 PM

It came this afternoon from Layne Labs! I love that they are individually frozen! I'm thawing some now to try tomorrow. Wish me luck!?!
Kim

Zilla · 01-17-2013, 09:02 PM

Hey! I got mine today too! Good luck... It took some real convincing from me but I got one down and one Im still working on...

Prepare yourself to have to cut it in half

kjeter15 · 01-17-2013, 10:24 PM

I thought you would have gotten yours today too. I'm glad you had some luck!
I just realized I can get sardine oil. If I can't get her to eat this Ill try putting some of that on it.
Yea I've been getting my self ready to do the cut in half thing lol

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Zilla · 01-17-2013, 10:39 PM

The worst part of me watching it was Skeeter threw the mouse around so much at first that its insides fell out and he ate those first

it was gross. Haha and then hearing the bones crunch was the next thing that got me

I used to have a snake and feeding him was ok because he ate it whole with no bone crunching.... This however was a little different experience haha

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orrymain · 01-17-2013, 11:16 PM

Good luck! And let us know how it goes.

kjeter15 · 01-18-2013, 11:15 AM

She had already convinced Bill to give her a good bit of wet food before he left for work and had finished it all by the time I got home from work. I almost waiting to try the whole prey until later. I decided to try one hopper mouse and one baby quail each cut in half. I was able to get past the eww factor of cutting them in half. I won't miss that when it's not needed.
Put it in front of her and was thrilled that she was way more interested in that than any other raw food I've offered this week. Our usual routine is I put the plate down and she gets some petting for awhile before she eats. This morning she had to at least check it out before her petting even! When she went back to the plate after her petting she batted at stuff for awhile then went right in and ate the hopper! woohoo!
She ate the whole thing and then started hopping around the house. It was like she was proud of her first kill or it turned on something primal in her or something. Yes I know that sounds weird lol . She was defiantly different though. She hasn't shown much interest in the quail so not sure if she'll eat that or not.
I'm so excited that she took to the mouse as quickly as she did! I hope she doesn't turn off of it like she did with the other raw food.

01-17-2013, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
kjeter15 Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 28	I got my first shipment of mice and quail! It came this afternoon from Layne Labs! I love that they are individually frozen! I'm thawing some now to try tomorrow. Wish me luck!?! Kim

01-17-2013, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zilla Senior Cat Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 785	Hey! I got mine today too! Good luck... It took some real convincing from me but I got one down and one Im still working on... Prepare yourself to have to cut it in half __________________ Godzilla & Mr. Skeeter

01-17-2013, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
kjeter15 Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 28	I got my first shipment of mice and quail! I thought you would have gotten yours today too. I'm glad you had some luck! I just realized I can get sardine oil. If I can't get her to eat this Ill try putting some of that on it. Yea I've been getting my self ready to do the cut in half thing lol Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App

01-17-2013, 10:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zilla Senior Cat Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 785	I got my first shipment of mice and quail! The worst part of me watching it was Skeeter threw the mouse around so much at first that its insides fell out and he ate those first it was gross. Haha and then hearing the bones crunch was the next thing that got me I used to have a snake and feeding him was ok because he ate it whole with no bone crunching.... This however was a little different experience haha Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App __________________ Godzilla & Mr. Skeeter

01-17-2013, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
orrymain Cat Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 290	Good luck! And let us know how it goes.

01-18-2013, 11:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
kjeter15 Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 28	She had already convinced Bill to give her a good bit of wet food before he left for work and had finished it all by the time I got home from work. I almost waiting to try the whole prey until later. I decided to try one hopper mouse and one baby quail each cut in half. I was able to get past the eww factor of cutting them in half. I won't miss that when it's not needed. Put it in front of her and was thrilled that she was way more interested in that than any other raw food I've offered this week. Our usual routine is I put the plate down and she gets some petting for awhile before she eats. This morning she had to at least check it out before her petting even! When she went back to the plate after her petting she batted at stuff for awhile then went right in and ate the hopper! woohoo! She ate the whole thing and then started hopping around the house. It was like she was proud of her first kill or it turned on something primal in her or something. Yes I know that sounds weird lol . She was defiantly different though. She hasn't shown much interest in the quail so not sure if she'll eat that or not. I'm so excited that she took to the mouse as quickly as she did! I hope she doesn't turn off of it like she did with the other raw food.

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