My snake was deeply offended, but he eventually ate it.
I have an Eastern Stimson’s python who readily eats frozen fuzzy mice. I wanted to give him some diversity in his diet, and since he’s so small, I’m a bit limited on what I can realistically feed him. I thought these Reptilinks would be a good way to vary his diet. Well, when I offered him the link, he dramatically flailed back and hid in his cave. I tried enticing him to eat it, but he just kept striking defensively at it instead of trying to eat it. I tried leaving it in his enclosure with him for awhile, but he wouldn’t go near it. So, I thawed out a small pinky mouse for him and he ate that. Then I tried offering the link again, and at first he would just strike at it defensively again, but after a few strikes he seemed to realize it was food, so he swallowed it. One week later I found a large, healthy-looking poop. I think the next time I try to offer it to him, I will start him with a pinky mouse and see how that goes. I’m hoping after a couple feedings, he’ll be more receptive to it and eat it without the pinky appetizer. I gave the product 5 stars because it is what it says it is, I’m thinking I’ll be able to get him to eat them without being so offended eventually, and because there was a delay during the shipment but the links were still fully frozen thanks to the great packaging job. So all in all, it’s a good product, although Bambi was not impressed.