Hi. Lilia is just a few months old and I've only had her since 11/2. The ppl who had her before me fed her live, but after doing a lot of research (and A LOT of reading on here) I wanted to switch her to f/t. The man I got her from advocated live feeding, but to be fair -- he sold feeders, so it was a source of income.
Anyway, he said she would be ready to eat about 5 days after I got her. I gave her a week to settle, get to know me and her new house, and...be hungry. First try. Nothing. Waited another two days -- a little interest, but still nothing. Then -- last night, she was really active, searching her tank, nose in the air. So, I prepared her dinner and...YES...she ate it! She struck, I wrestled it a little bit, and she pulled it in her hide.
I know to leave her alone now. She's in her hide and alert, but quiet. She has fresh water from yesterday...but can I freshen her water today without stressing her? I've read to leave her for 24-48 hours. But, how much 'activity' in her tank would be too much?
Is there anything else I should know? Anything I should be looking for that would indicate she's stressed or uncomfortable in anyway?
I just want to be sure that this feeding experience is 100% successful so that she continues to take the f/t.
Thanks for reading!
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