Ugh. Link didn't eat! (Again!)

I tried what my mom said but he still didn't eat it so I left the mouse in his cage over night and so, now, for the third time he's refused food. Now I'm getting super nervous, I know that bps can go for a long time without food but Link is still really young.

have you tried live? It might be your last resort.

How long has it been since he ate?

Its been three weeks now and he dosn't seem to be as fat as when I first got him.

How long have you left him alone without trying to feed him, and how old is he?

I don't know exactly. He's not a year. And yeah, I've tried leaving him in the box and in his cage with the mouse.

I can't remeber, is the mouse f/t, or fresh killed?

It's still probably just the seasonal thing. I'd change my feeding schedule if I were you.

i think marla meant, how long do you wait between feeding attempts?

I wait a week in between each.
And it was a f/t mouse. I'm planning on fresh killed next try.

That's fine, then, though if he's on a seasonal fast you might want to spread it out to every ten days to two weeks to save yourself some money and stress.

Ok then, thanks Marla!

You're welcome. It really is more stressful on us than it is on them. :)

Yeah, I'm just worried cause he seems underweight.

I wouldn't worry too much. If he seems to be consistently fasting after another month or so, I'd drop his cage temps a few degrees (similating natural winter temp drops but to less extreme), which will make it easier for him to keep his weight up by keeping his metabolism down. Just be careful and watch for RI.

I just did that not too long ago.

Sounds like you're set, then.

Its still kinda stressfull to watch your bp not eat after you try your hardest to do everything right.

Definitely. As long as he's healthy and ate well before his fast and you keep up on husbandry, he should make it through to spring just fine and start eating again for you. It's stressful for us anyway though.

Yeah, will do.
Thanks for all the help Marla.