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Hatchling won't eat.

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  • 08-03-2017, 06:23 PM
    Rvnhawk
    Hatchling won't eat.
    I've had my hatchling for 3 weeks now. I've offered frozen/thawed mice the middle of the first week and live mice on the Friday after I got her and have offered her live mice this evening. Temp on warm side is 88-90, cool side 78-80 humidity is 55-65 depending on humidity in the room. I have the uth plugged into a thermostat. I have the infrared lamp plugged into a thermostat for the cool side as well because a dimmer wasn't dropping the temp down far enough. The breeder I got her from said she had eaten 3 times for him already and was 4 weeks old at the time I got her. She was down to 51 grams when I weighed her a few days ago, 56 grams last week. I didn't have a scale the first week I had her. I tossed this mouse into a rat cage tonight to prescent in case she'd rather have something eat scented but no dice.

    Any suggestions? Pic of her cage attached https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fdd18cdb49.jpg


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  • 08-03-2017, 06:43 PM
    StillBP
    best advise on set up for a hatchling
    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-hatchling-101

    follow it word for word and she will start to eat
  • 08-03-2017, 06:53 PM
    Rvnhawk
    Re: Hatchling won't eat.
    Ok, will go get the tub and flower pot saucer tomorrow evening after work [emoji1360]


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  • 08-14-2017, 10:44 AM
    Rvnhawk
    Re: Hatchling won't eat.
    Update - she ate last night for me! Thanks for pointing me to the stickie and thanks to Deborah for writing the stickie!


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  • 08-14-2017, 10:52 AM
    Zincubus
    Re: Hatchling won't eat.
    Great news !

    You will gain on confidence with each successful feeding now :)
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