Disappointingly, she wasn’t interested in taking a meal last night. It might be my fault because I spooked her - I lifted up her hide to check whether she was under it and she wasn’t happy about being exposed. I offered the pinkie on tongs but she seemed too preoccupied with staring up at me. I left the pinkie under the hide with her in the dark, checked back in a few hours later and she had left the hide without eating. So, I’ll leave her alone for another week and try again without scaring her this time.
Here’s her husbandry info so y’all can let me know if I’m doing anything else wrong: she’s in the below 9x15x7 bin with a UTH regulated by a HerpStat. I was using an AcuRite to measure ambient/humidity while dialing it in; it was showing the same data as the Inkbird that’s in there now. I added fake leaves to give her some cover outside the hides. Cool side is 79, warm side 88-89 under the paper towels but she seems to stay on top where the temp gun reads 86, overall ambient around 80, and humidity 53-55%.
The best place for temporary quarantine is in a closet that runs a bit warm so I already rigged up a small fan to improve air circulation and lower that cool side temp. I can’t get it any lower without moving the setup out of the closet - which I can do if needed! She seems to be hanging out on the warm side anyway every time I’ve glanced in (without disturbing her), either in the hide or under the leaves. I’ve been flicking the light switch to give her a day/night cycle.
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