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I'll try to help without adding more confusion.

When my bp was 9 months old, I kept her in a 32q sterilite container. It was a little bit too big for her size, so I took the advice of everyone here and I bought her the smallest hides she could squeeze into. If I remember correctly, they were actually black, plastic mashed potato bowls. :giggle: In addition to that, I bought a ton of fake plants from Wal-Mart and put them EVERYWHERE. You could barely see her when she moved around. Here's a photo:http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e040508001.jpg

Then I also added some crumpled up newspaper, similar to this:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../snakes005.jpg

So you can see her tub was totally packed FULL. :oops:

Mine was also hesitant to eat with me around. She abandoned a dinner once because I wouldn't leave her alone. I learned pretty quick that they like peace and quiet. Nowadays, she doesn't mind if I sit and watch her eat. But it took a long time to get to that point. For now, try to forget she's there unless she needs something (water, a cleaning, food, etc.) In the wild, they live in tiny underground burrows. Things are very cramped, very dark, and very quiet. We should strive to recreate that atmosphere for them.

Hope that helped at least a little.

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Originally Posted by Chuck1289

...If i got a plastic tub how big should it be ? I don't know her weight because i can't handle her at the moment so i can't weigh her etc.. She is 9 months and on medium to large mice!

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Connie answered this here:

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

....I personally give each animal a tub based on eating habits and weight. If an animal refuses to eat when moved up in tub size, they get to stay in the smaller one until they've put on more size.

hatchling - 200 grams: 6 qt tub.
200-800 grams: 12 qt tub
800+ grams: 28 qt tub

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I would start yours in a 12qt or 16 qt. with 2 hides and a water bowl. Looking for really tight accommodations so the snake feels really secure (cramped).

It sounds like your mouse was thawed too quickly or in water that was too hot; hence, the guts. Try thawing the mouse at room temp right next to the snake's tub. If the snake is really reluctant, you might try live. Whichever you try, you'll need to wait a week or two for her to get settled in again.

Remember, if you do the tub set-up, you'll be re-starting the clock for another 2-week period prior to an attempt at feeding.

Good luck. Have patience. Keep an open mind... :)

I have medium sized exo terra hides (search google for an image) She can barely fit into that hide maybe he as lying to me and she is older .... I'm going to half her viv and try again feeding her in a week if she doesn't eat then i will have to move her into a tub.The only problem is i don't think the hides she tightly fits into now will fit into a small tub! Anyhow thanks for all the info guys you have been a great help!!

UPDATE: I purchased a sheet of acrylic plastic today and i have fit it in the viv so now the viv is only 1 foot 12 inches !! Now i play the waiting game i will update next week to tell you whether she ate or not.

I'm just curious about the viv size as your numbers are confusing me... 1 foot 20 inches would be equal to 2 feet, 8 inches... If you are starting off with a 3 foot long viv, that amounts to sectioning off 4 inches that your bp can't access, which is pretty pointless IMO... Your final number, 1 foot 12 inches would be equal to 2 feet, which is more than half the original size of the enclosure, which still may be too large for her. I would say that whatever size you have made the enclosure now, just leave it for a week and see what happens. I am just VERY confused after reading your thread...

lol oops i meant.... The viv will be 18 inches which is 1 foot 6 inches i think sorry i was in a rush to get out earlier haha.