Hello All,
I am looking for a little guidance on how best to get my female juvenile ultra ivory retic to eat.
A brief history- I purchased her beginning of June and since then she has not eaten. Initially, she would strike, coil and then when checking on her later -she hadnt eaten the prey (frozen thawed- what she was fed prior to me receiving her). I continued to offer a meal once a week, yet still no interest. I tried smaller prey size and different variety- no interest.
She now will not even strike. I have resorted to force feeding her one time after having tried live (recommended to do). I supervised while offering live and she showed no interest. I have checked her temperatures on both the cool and hot side- accurate (with temp gun). She is set up in a grow out rack. I feel as though Im doing something stupid or overlooking something that is crucial which is why I am reaching out to the forum.
Ive had retics for a while and this is very much a first for me. Could this be something genetic? I appreciate any and all input you can offer up.
Thanks for reading.
- Matt