First shed

So my boy George wouldn't eat for a number of weeks. Well, he just completed his first shed. I can only assume he'll be a hungry boy now. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...6a9811f208.jpg

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Not only that, he'll look extra purdy too!

Congrats on a good first shed.

For whatever reason he still isn't eating. I've tried everything I can from chicken broth to dipping a bag of mice in hot water to mimic body heat, we haven't handled him in ages and his tank is consistently at 50% humidity and about 85 degrees f. I don't know what to do?

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Probably just stressed out from the shedding, I would give him a day or two to relax then try to present something. Have you been trying to feed him every night? I made that mistake early on too and realize now it was causing too much stress in the animal.

I have been trying to feed him once a week. Then he showed signs of shed so I let him be for about 2 weeks and he shed the other night so I tried to feed him yesterday with no results. I'll probably try again this weekend. The store ran out of hoppers at the moment anyways

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Have you tried rats instead of mice... bowser when i got him wouldnt touch mice, slammed the first rat he met in a heart beat though

Well the first week we had him he ate the f/t mouse right away. But hasn't touched one since. Please tell me they have baby rats since he's only 75g I'd hate to intimidate him

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Have you heated up the f/t mice with a hair dryer or put it under a heat lamp? My Ginger always preferred her food this way.


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I put the mouse in a plastic bag and let that sit in a bowl of hot water for a while till the mouse is warm. Thankfully I think he was just stressed from shedding. He ate yesterday morning and I was one excited Momma!

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Are you only trying f/t? Toss a live rat or if you really wanna get him, toss in a mouse hopper. Those are candy to a ball