Belle (lemon blast) finally ate her first f/t hopper. If this continues, she will hopefully start putting on some size and weight. She’s half the size of Piper (pied), who I purchased the same day, but is a regular little garbage disposal. The only live I have had access to are fuzzy mice, sometimes a larger than normal fuzzy, but not the size she should have been on. Rarely will she take more than one. I had tried a live rat pink, but she was having none of that...even after I scented it with mouse. I’ll take my little victory.

The ‘partial success’ is because Artemis (dragonfly) is continuing to refuse f/t. I’m considering breaking down and trying live, but I’m very concerned since she will not come out of her hide if I’m in the room. I do not like the idea of unsupervised live feeding, which her prior owner did. What do y’all think of trying a live rat pup or two to jump start her? They are way small for her size, but safe. The next size up at my local shop is small rats, which is a better size, but riskier for bites. My new banana pinstripe also refused tonight, but he’s only been here since 10/27 so I’m not too concerned as he’s probably still adjusting to the new environment.