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Fasting? Starving? Or just not hungry?
My BP hasn't really eaten for a time now. I didn't think much of it at the time, but its been quite a while now.
This behavior started back when I moved to a new area right before christmas, in December- she started acting disintrested in her food (Usually F/T small rats, which have always been just the right size for her) After trying for a few consecutive days, I decided that I shouldnt stress her out anymore than I need to, so I just left her alone till next week, and tried again.
Her behavior continued for a few months, until finally I decided to get her a hopper mouse (live), which is much smaller than I usually get her, which she devoured as soon as I brought it to her (no pre-scenting required). I thought her lack of heating was over, so I went back to the regular schedule of feeding that I did, which was one meal a week, like most people do, but she started refusing again, almost immediately. Her last meal was that hopper mouse, and that was given to her mid-february.
Since then, I've bought all different sizes of mice and rat to feed to her but to no avail- she just outright refuses them.
I originally would put her in a shoebox to feed her, and that worked perfectly, but since I moved here she just immediately opens it up and tries to get out.
I'll prescent the room to make it smell like it to her- ya know, get the saliva flowing, and all that, but it still doesn't work.
When I bought the hopper mouse, I put it straight into her tank, and had to remove everything out of it, except for her and the mouse, just so she'd take it.
I've done all these things to try to get her to eat again, and she just WILL NOT EAT.
At this point, I don't know what to do, except to keep trying what I've been doing before, in hopes that she'll maybe take one finally.
She hasn't been active, except for when I take her out to handle her, then she goes everywhere. She also hasn't pooped in a looooooong time, though she has passed eurates, because she drinks from her water basin to keep herself hydrated.
Any ideas? 
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