Night Before Feeding Day, Advice Needed.

Alright guys, its the night before feeding day and I need some advice on my albino girl. She didn't eat again last Thursday, so that makes three weeks without food, if she doesn't eat again tomorrow that makes a month. She was in a 20 gallon long for about two weeks until I finished building my rack system. She is now in a 32 quart tub which is smaller than the 20 gallon. In her tub she has a good black plastic hide that she is in all day, and her water bowl. She has been in her new tub for a week now, and she is always out and about at night when I go in to check on everyone. So do you pros have any advice on how to proceed to feed her tomorrow? She's going to be fed a 20-25 gram mouse, and she's about 220 grams now, was 263 when I bought her. Should I try to feed her tomorrow afternoon when I feed the rest of my brood? If I do I'll have to lift her hide and try to feed her the frozen thawed. Should I wait until the evening when she's exploring? That way I just need to pull her tub out and wave the frozen mouse around. I don't know what to do however, I'm getting stressed.

Definitely not a pro but I noticed that my hatchlings ate better after dark when I was starting them.

Offer her live. If that isn't possible, warm the mouse and lay it in front of her hide. Don't check on or disturb her for at least thirty minutes.

I would also give her a second hide and aspen bedding considering her size and the size of the tub.

Well the breeder told me that she was eating frozen 20-25 gram mice. So that's what I've been offering. And the substrate I'm using is a thin layer of repti bark, I don't like using newspaper.

When feeding frozen I place a warm thawed rodent on a paper towel on the rack shelf right in front of the tub. I leave it there for a few minutes, and when I open the tub the snakes are ready to strike.

When I feed my guys, I place the rat/mouse in a zip loc baggie and put it in a bowl of hot water for about thirty minutes. My four other snakes I actually feed in an empty tub, (don't judge me) and they eagerly accept their meals with no issues. Her however, I will be glad if she eats no matter what enclosure.

Annarose, if I ever meet you in person, I'm going to give you a massive kiss on the lips. I don't care who's watching. I followed your advice and placed the thawed mouse in front of her hide. I took my tweezers I use to feed and wiggled it head first into the hide, and that's all it took. Within a nano second she struck that mouse. I put her lid back on and checked back after thirty minutes, no mouse to be seen. That's a huge weight off my shoulders! Thank you so much for the advice!!

yeah!!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

I know the feeling!!!

Andy - :snake: