I'm still struggling to get my baby BP to eat. I got her 2 months ago and she still hasn't ate on her own. I did take her to the vet, and have force/assist fed her twice. It's been about 2 weeks since she last ate and now I'm trying to get her to eat on her own. I've had trouble getting my hands on live feeders, so now I have two breeder rats, no babies yet.

As for what I have tried...EVERYTHING! At least that's what it feels like! I use f/t pinkies and I've tried everything from leaving her in a paper bag with it overnight, to dipping it in warm chicken broth and tong feeding. Still nothing. Also, I've tried every time of day, but have been sticking to about 10-11pm.

About her, she's this year's hatchling, not sure exactly when, 52 grams, roughly 18 inches long.

Her tank is 90-85-80 but she has a heat lamp that gets up to around 95 and a heat pad under one of the hides. The humidity is around 60% usually.

This is what her tank looks like as of now. My boyfriend says it looks like a garbage dump but I was told by a gal on here that hatchlings don't like wide open spaces. The water bowl is my cool side hide. It's propped up just enough for her to get under.


I also put a box in this hide because there was so much open space. She's usually squished between the box and the far side of the hide wich is where the heat pad is.