She has been very intently sitting her head outside her (cool) hide, which, from what I understand, means she is rather hungry and waiting for something to pass by. The Reptile Store said that they feed live, so I was a little worried that she wouldn't take to thawed mice. To test her, I thawed a Fuzzy out, put it in a container with holes, and set it near her. Came back awhile later and she looked very alert.

I know for fact that the Reptile store fed in separate containers, so I placed her in a critter cage and put the thawed and slightly warmed Fuzzy in with her. At first she seemed more intent on exploring and escape, so I moved the Fuzzy in her direction. She bumped into it, and then, *bam*, grabbed it in a second. Silly girl grabbed it on the side, though, so she had to reposition it for 5 minutes but she downed the Fuzzy in the end.

Fuzzy is pretty small for her, I think, but at least she immediately took to thawed! Weight off my shoulders there.

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Congratulations and your new baby, what a doll!

You seem to have really put a great deal of thought and effort into her home, and I applaud you for that.
Thanks!

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It is quite possible she is favoring the left side for security, so you may need to tweak the enclosure a bit.
Should I just make the Right Side look identical to the left? Hm, now that I say it that sounds pretty logical.

What interests me the most is that I've put her inside her Warm Hide a few times, but she always ends up migrating back to the left fairly quickly. I've lowered and raised the Warm side temp but she always ends up slithering back to left and, as far as I can tell, stays there.

Any thoughts on why? My guess is that she -really- likes that bigger fake plant, but even in the Warm Hide she is completely hidden when I invite her in.

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Can I ask, where exactly you are measuring the temps for the warm side, and warm side hide ? In order for her to digest her food properly, her warm side hide should be about 88-90 degrees.
I've got two thermometers on the Warm Side, and did some testing with the Acurite and determined that the Warm Side Hide is consistently 3-4 degrees higher than air temp, so if its 85° in the air then it is around 88-89° in the Warm Hide.