She still hasn't eaten...

[Lolo76]

Well, I've had my adult girl Nerissa for nearly a month now, and she hasn't eaten a bite. I offer either a small rat or adult mouse every week, but she has ZERO interest - even gave "kisses" to one of them, as it was drinking from her water dish. Oy vey. She weighed around 1950g when I got her, and is now weighing 1850, which I guess isn't bad for a girl her size. So when do I start to worry?

FYI, she was living in a separate tub on my dresser, with her own flexwatt heat strip (and thermostat)... the warm spot was maintaining fine at 90, but ambient temps were fairly cool due to the room being cold. So I moved her into the rack on Sunday, a few days before her official 30-day quarantine ended, since I was concerned she was too cold. Then I offered another meal last night, but again a refusal. I know the husbandry is on par, especially now that she's in the rack with my other BPs - most of whom never refuse a meal.

Could it just be a seasonal fast, or is there something I'm missing? She doesn't seem stressed out, and while I've been trying to leave her alone, I do handle her a few times a week... she usually pops out when I open the lid, and slides right up onto my shoulder. So what's her deal??? I've been offering the same prey as her previous owner (live rats), and even tried smaller prey to get her attention. Not sure what else to do at this point! And should I hold off on introducing her mate until she's had a meal or two? I was going to introduce Toby after her quarantine, but now thinking I need to wait until this issue's settled.