BP Striking A Lot

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Once you get a scale (a decent kitchen scale from Wal-Mart is under $20) it'll help more, but for now a smaller adult mouse or rat pup will probably be best.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2aeddf9701.jpg

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Okay guys, so I don't think it's just a food problem. I reached in her tank earlier to change her water and kinda gave her a soft stroke or two and she hissed me big time. I'm starting to think that she is just a real aggressive girl. Any thoughts or tips?


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She is hungry, just think of the Snickers commercials. I know I'm a cranky person when I'm hungry.

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Well her scheduled feeding day is tomorrow, so we'll see how things go the next few days.


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She's going to be hungry till she fills out, it's not going to take one or two feedings. Don't worry about handling.

Yeah, at this point your priority is getting her filled out and otherwise leaving her be other than enclosure maintenance. Don't want handling to put her off eating since she feels stressed and the younger they are, the more likely this is.

Eventually, if you keep at it, you'll have a much plumper and content BP on your hands.

She definitely doesn't get stressed with handling and stuff as far as her eating habits go. Since she started eating, she's been very good about meals. She didn't start being aggressive until after she started eating though. So I'm not sure. I had her in a 20 long until today though. I figured that maybe her enclosure was too open for her liking, and I downsized to a 10 gal until she outgrows that.


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They strike because

They feel vulnerable and see you as a predator

They strike because of stress, based on the previous enclosure size you need to give it a little more time before getting back to normal.

They strike because they don't eat enough, make sure the prey size is adequate.



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I'm aware that it takes time for them to readjust. As for prey, I'm gradually moving up in size because what PetSmart was trying to feed her was pinkies. So today she ate a fuzzy and a hopper.


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As of today, including yesterday's feed, she had eaten 2 hoppers and a fuzzy this week. Next week, I am going to try feeding her an adult mouse.


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